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Barrier Island Parks reminds of community support function

FROM SHARON MCKENZIE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BIPS I recently attended the parking issue meeting at the Boca Grande United M…

Charlotte sets week’s upcoming meetings schedule

Charlotte County government meetings for the upcoming week. Monday, May 19, 2 p.m. – Metropolitan Planning Organization…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Gail Coleman Davis

First tarpon of the season Gasparilla Island native Gail Coleman Davis earned the accolade of the first tarpon of this y…
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COLUMNS: VAN HUBBARD

Fixing water quality now, still cheaper than reviving dead estuaries…
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REMINISCENCES: K.Y. FUTCH 

Seaplanes to the oyster beds: My time with Katharine Hepburn BY K…

Toilets. Trash cans. A guest experience from the tollbooth.

It was a good day to have three Lee County commissioners come to Boca Grande on Tuesday for a forum on parking. There were…
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Educate Boca Scholarships awarded

Lemon Bay High School Boca Grande Chamber “Educate Boca” Scholarship recipients with Cheryl Hopkins are Dylan Smith, Mailee…
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Englewood Leadership visits the island

Leadership Englewood Class of 2025 celebrated their Tourism and Hospitality Day on Gasparilla Island. Shown here are many w…
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EcoWatch: New trapping proposal flip-flopping at its best

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing to modernize rules to align with the updated methods, te…
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SW Florida Fishing: May Moon …

BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR As always this is one of the best times of the year to be fishing charlotte harbor. With all the bo…