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Pets put their best paw forward to benefit SHS
■ STAFF REPORT Suncoast Humane Society is looking for its next “top model” to star in its 2019 Pet Calendar. The calendars a…
Boca Grande native credits growing up on island for her career success
■ PROVIDED BY THE US NAVY OFFICE OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH A 2002 Lemon Bay High School graduate and Boca Grande, Florida, nati…
Red tide: What Mote is doing now
■ BY HALEY RUTGER, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY From October 2017 through July 2018, Mote and its partners have monitored extensiv…
Island fans from overseas question governor about red tide
To the Editor: We are regular visitors to Boca Grande from England an…
When will it ever end? Authorities not providing enough information on red tide
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE When Lisa Haney and her husband, Mike, got to the…
Wildlife Center of Venice announces new director Pam DeFouw
■ BY SUE ERWIN Pam DeFouw is the new director of operations at the Wildlife Center of Venice, but she certainly is not new t…
Got some dead fish? Throw ‘em in the dumpster
■ STAFF REPORT Lee County has hired its debris-removal contractor to supplement efforts currently underway by Parks & Re…
Use common sense, listen to the old salts: How to deal with red tide
■ BY CAPT. VAN HUBBARD Unfortunately, the talk of our town now is red tide and water quality/polluted local waters. For now…
Back-to-school tax break set for August 3 through 5
■ STAFF REPORT Florida’s 2018 “Back-to-School” sales tax holiday is set for August 3 to August 5 this year. Parents and stud…
Sea turtles continue nesting, hatching … sometimes dying
■ BY SUE ERWIN Despite the effects of red tide, sea turtle nest numbers are continuing to grow, hatchlings are making their…