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Historic Preservation Board discusses potential zoning amendment with Lee County at monthly meeting

After years of battling anonymous complaints, The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board presented what seems like a light…

USACE tweaks Lake O plan after original ‘CC’ plan doesn’t sit well with Southwest Florida residents

After an announcement on July 19 regarding the potential new plan for releasing water from Lake Okeechobee, and after an ou…

First day of school starts with a full house, new faces and a (not so) surprising mask announcement from Lee County

On Tuesday, Aug. 10 the classrooms at The Island School were once again ringing with the sounds of the voices of teachers a…

A crisis of Quorum: NHR meeting ends abruptly as member is asked to recuse herself

On the afternoon of Thursday, Aug. 5 a webinar held by the Florida D…

PROFILE: Karen Harrison-Trent

Karen Harrison-Trent was born and raised in Jamaica and is familiar…

OBITUARY: Howard Bruce Witt

Howard Bruce Witt, 81, of Chicago, IL and Boca Grande passed away on August 3, 2021. He was born May 17, 1940. Howard wa…

EDITORIAL: More COVID lessons learned through experience

This is an editorial piece. It does not reflect information given by medical professionals, only experiences lived by the w…

Sidewalk ordinance draft to go before BGHPB

While the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board hasn’t met since June, they still have only two regular items on the agen…

Lee County Commissioner Ruane to head campaign to stop Lake O flow from coming this way

Lee County District 1 Commissioner Kevin Ruane is on a mission to make a difference regarding our water quality, and you ca…

Lee County Attorney Wesch proposes to pursue litigation against state regarding National Register nomination, county commissioners agree

Just days prior to a scheduled online meeting of the National Historic Review Board to determine whether the Boca Grande Re…