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Ladies Night Out: the twilight of the 2019 season
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE It was a competitive tournament to the end on Saturday, June 22 when the Ladies Night Out “Howl at the…
State Park road to give a smoother ride
■ STAFF REPORT The old dirt and gravel road from Belcher to the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse is finally being graded, and t…
Lee County Sheriff, Boca Grande Fire strengthen working relationship
■ STAFF REPORT On June 11, Sheriff Carmine Marceno met with Chief C.W. Blosser of the Boca Grande Fire Department to addre…
Mind your parking, it’s time to stripe
■ STAFF REPORT Roadside parking areas near the intersection of Park…
As renourishment project winds down, impact on turtles appears minimal
■ BY SUE ERWIN The beach renourishment project is winding down at t…
Is that spaghetti on the sand and in the water? Nope, it’s manatee grass
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE You might have seen some strange-looking clumps floating in the Gulf or lying forlornly on the beach r…
Island resident one of 160 chosen for national security seminar
■ STAFF REPORT Boca Grande resident Peter Solmssen participated in the U.S. Army War College’s 65th annual National Securi…
An adult summer reading challenge … who says summer is boring?
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Lee County Public Library system offers a handful of programs each summer for kids, but this year, a sp…
Profile: Debbie Baraoidan
■ BY SUE ERWIN Debbie Baraoidan has taught elementary school for 31 years, but the art she creates in her spare time is wh…
The FWC needs you to improve recreational fisheries data collection
To the Editor: Did you know there are multiple ways you can contribute to fishery data collection as a recreational angler…