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Beware of holiday scams
To the Editor:
As online shopping activity increases in anticipation of the holiday season, thefts of packages from front po…
Is blockage of the Promenade a sign of sociopolitical entropy? It appears to be so.
To the Editor:
If no permit is required to place rocks on the Promenade, is it fair to assume that no permit is required to…
Red tide report
In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background to high concentrations in Sarasota County, ver…
Turkey Hoop Shoot plan announced
■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Community Center’s 16th annual Turkey…
Historic Preservation Board ends meeting with more code enforcement discussion, passes church plan
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The Boca Grande Historic Preservation monthly mee…
A history of miscommunication with Lee County: the Promenade
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The controversy surrounding the Promenade – a walkway that runs along the land by the seawall from 1st S…
RPP’s ‘Lion in Winter’ Duplicitous, deceitful, dangerous and delightful
■ BY BOOTS TOLSDORF, RPP The time is 1183. “We are all barbarians,” says Eleanor. It is Christmas at King Henry’s chateau in…
We will miss you, CiCi
■ STAFF REPORT We are sad to report the death of CiCi Ives this past week. She was a fixture on the island for many, many ye…
Australian pines to be taken down on Railroad Avenue, road closure scheduled
■ STAFF REPORT Boca Grande motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes from 7 a.m. to noon from Tuesday, Nov. 19 throu…
ISLAND SHERIFF, FIRE AND EMS: Wayward raft, two children rescued from Boca Grande Pass
■ STAFF REPORT It isn’t every day that the Boca Grande Fire Department takes their jet ski out to rescue a wayward unicorn…