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Thomas McGuane’s ‘ranchy world’ explored in ‘A Wooded Shore’ short stories

BY ANNA RIDILLA FROM GASPARILLA ISLAND MAGAZINE A Wooded Shore by Thomas McGuane is a collection of nine short stories a…
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Learn to search Lee County records

The community is invited to attend a free class on how to search and access land & other official records with the Lee…
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History: Working the railroad, Charlotte Harbor to Arcadia 

Above, workers on the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railroad, from the Historical Society archives. The railroad was origin…
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Lee Commission

The Lee County Board of County Commissioners will hold a meeting on…
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Health: Inhibitor drugs are powerful, but come with dangers

As medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro dominate headlines and soci…
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Pulitzer Prize finalist Levine on the collapse of the Old South

BY FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE Friends of Boca Grande Community Center is proud to host distinguished historian and author Br…
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Spanish Point trip

BY BETSY JOINER The mid-December morning began with beautiful cool weather, not sure who was more excited, me, the teach…
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Events Roundup: Jan. 16-22

Friday, Jan. 16 • Farmer’s Market, Bayou  • Boca Grande Live, D.K. Harrell, Boca Grande Community Center Auditor…
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A Caddy Shack 9 & Dine Day

Caddyshack 9 & Dine was held at Lemon Bay Golf Club on Jan. 10. Here, Steve Hansen, Tanner Slider and Scott Gravino at…
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Preservation Board approves Gasparilla Inn’s spa expansion

Above, Simmel presenting the plans for the spa project. Photo by Garland The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board app…