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What you took was more than just a tree – for shame
To a Thief: For shame! Did you have to sneak around in the middle of the night lest you be seen by my neighbors as you sto…
Due process for all is good, but what about this slippery slope?
To the Editor: There’s been a lot of news in the past few weeks. I would like to throw in my two cents. Anyone who thought…
Demolition has begun at GICIA Preserve
■ SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) is extremely pleased to re…
Charlotte County increases area of no wake zone
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE
Charlotte County has determined that the “slow …
Gasparilla Inn & Club makes elite Travel & Leisure list
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Travel & Leisure magazine has put forth its…
July 4 ends with a bang
■ The Independence Day displays over Gasparilla Island were fantastic Monday night, as was the annual golf cart parade hel…
Republican Club golf outing planned for July 23
■ BY SUE ERWIN The West Charlotte County Republican Club is planning its 8th annual golf outing on Saturday, July 23 at Le…
Fourth of July leaves mess behind on local beaches; sea turtle volunteers needed
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported the latest numbers for sea turtle nests on Friday, July 1, …
Port Charlotte man charged with battery at South Beach
■ STAFF REPORT A 49-year-old Port Charlotte man was charged with battery after Lee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested him …
PROFILE: Gay Weisenthal
■ BY SUE ERWIN After decades of searching for shells on the beaches and at the sandbar in Boca Grande, Gay Weisenthal fina…