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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 Histor…

The Boca Grande History Center presents ‘The Fugate Family in Boca Grande’

BY KAREN GRACE AND THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER The first Fugat…

While Englewood suffers from massive fish kill, our island is hit-and-miss with red tide

As the water heats up and the rains start coming more frequently, we all start to get nervous about our old nemsis named re…

Camp wraps up after another ‘unique’ summer

When COVID came to town in 2020, summer camp changed noticeably. A schedule that used to include three field trips a week t…

We’re #1! Oh, wait …Florida first for COVID cases, and Delta is in town

SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC The Delta variant of the coronavirus has arrived on island with the Clinic s…

While other parts of the country are suffering from shutdowns and lack of staff, business is booming in Boca Grande

Boca Grande has always been an oasis, a haven from the outside world. It should come as no surprise that Boca Grande is def…

Hot enough for ya? Heat exposure cases rise on island with high temps, humidity

They say it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity. In Florida, it’s both. When temperatures rise into the mid to upper 90s, com…