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A follow-up to the fire at the Lee Avenue Inn cottage
■ STAFF REPORT The State Fire Marshall couldn’t rule lightning out – or in, for that matter – in the incident that occurred…
ISLAND SHERIFF, FIRE AND EMS NEWS: Rat trap robber on the loose
■ STAFF REPORT On Thursday, Aug. 8 Lee County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a residential burglary on the isla…
Obituary: Joseph “J Baldy” Rinaldi
Joseph “J Baldy” Rinaldi, 76, passed into the never on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 10, 2019, surrounded by family and friends. He…
Profile: Mike Bower
■ BY SUE ERWIN If you’ve visited Hudson’s Grocery recently, you might…
Pet owners: Use caution when coming in contact with lakes, ponds inland
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Several readers have contacted me regarding the n…
It’s high tide at midnight: Do you know where your tarpon is?
■ BY JOELLEN WILSON, BONEFISH & TARPON TRUST Ten years ago Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) started a tarpon-tagging pr…
Lightning the cause of two island fires just hours apart
■ STAFF REPORT Sporadic and intense lightning storms were named as the culprit in two fire incidents that occurred this week…
UPDATE: Lee County Code Enforcement sweeps island on Friday, closes some complaints
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE UPDATED STORY AS OF THE AFTERNOON OF FRIDAY, AUG. 9 … A Code Enforcement officer was on the island Frida…
Don’t forget the paving at the bridge
■ STAFF REPORT The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will be having the road paved from Placida Road to the toll booth, beg…
BIPS announces new lighthouse plates available
■ STAFF REPORT Images of Jupiter’s beloved, iconic Light are everywhere, and now a very special one is coming to a Florida T…