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Is ozone the answer? Some say it may help with red tide
■ BY SUE ERWIN Mote Marine Laboratory scientists were on Damficare Street on the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 14 to field-test a…
Harmful algal blooms in Southwest Florida: Let’s tone down the rhetoric and work together for solutions
■ SUBMITTED BY DR. MICHAEL CROSBY MOTE MARINE LABORATORY The fact that Southwest Florida is currently experiencing devastati…
Two iconic island figures gone, but not forgotten: Jeff Gaines Jr. and Steve Seidensticker
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Boca Grande native Jefferson Gaines Jr., born May 17, 1935, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018. He att…
Charlotte County declares local state of emergency: ‘This is an economic tragedy’
■ BY SUE ERWIN Charlotte County Commission staff announced on Tuesday…
What’s this, another lizard on the island? One who walks on water? Well, why not
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Sunday, Aug. 12 some local kids were treated t…
1,000 books before kindergarten: Encourage reading while children are young
■ BY SUE ERWIN Kelly Borza started reading to her sons Granger and Grayson before they were born. She had heard that babies…
Lee County continues beach clean-ups in red tide areas
■ STAFF REPORT Contractors working for Lee County have removed more than 1,400 tons of fish from Lee County beaches and wate…
Red tide public meeting scheduled for August 24
■ STAFF REPORT On Friday, Aug. 24 the public is invited to a red tide forum from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Englewood Event Cente…
Turtle numbers still up despite red tide
■ BY SUE ERWIN Despite the effects of red tide, sea turtle nest numbers are continuing to grow, hatchlings are making their…
Obituary: Frances Dale Elwood Melvold
Frances Dale Melvold of Maquoketa, Iowa, who spent winters with her husband and family members at Boca Grande for more than…