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Red, white and bruised on the 5th
Only ‘sparks’ were flying fists, cut cheek and scraped knees
Just before 11 p.m. on Sunday, July 5, Lee County Deputy Ni…
Foundation next step for replacement sheriff’s cottage on Wheeler Road
Above, the empty spot where the sheriff’s house was located, taken this week. Photo by Garland
A house for a resident L…
Former Gasparilla Mobile Estates now listed on market
Gasparilla Estates at 2001 Gasparilla Road in Placida is for sale with signs going up this past week. It is but one of a fe…
Bocilla Conservancy expands programs
Above, conceptual rendering only of the proposed Conservancy buildin…
Minimum flows for Peace River
The Southwest Florida Water Management District is developing new mi…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Kerri Black, WENG-AM
Our local community radio station
Above, Kerri Black gives a tour of the station to local chamber guests. In the backgro…
Slightly cooler this weekend
The beach at the Range Light this Wednesday, when weather hit the mid-90s. Beachgoers can expect another typical summer wee…
Island School hosts open house for back-to-school as August looms
The Island School will host its Back-to-School Open House and Meet the Teacher Night from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6…
Fighting with ChatGPT over my age, and staying out late
BY SUSAN HANAFEE
I am not invisible,” my new neighbor told me at a cocktail party not too long ago. “And I resent being…
This date in the Boca Beacon: Cabbage Key music festival
FIVE YEARS AGO
Dearborn Street in Englewood was in the midst of a major makeover with the amphitheater slated to start w…










