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Island parking ordinance on the table at commissioners’ meeting next week
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Changes to Boca Grande parking may be coming soon, as Lee County Commissioners will be addressing potent…
Boca Grande snook update at ‘Coffee with a Scientist’
■ BY SUE ERWIN What is happening with the local snook population? That’s what Mote Marine scientists Dr. Kevan Main and Dr…
ISLAND SHERIFF, FIRE AND EMS NEWS
Grand theft, injured swimmer, unusual behavior, unfounded reports The Boca Grande Fire Department and Lee County EMS were on…
Do your part: Bring the Easter Bunny some candy for the hunt
■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Easter Egg Hunt is right around the co…
Kevin Fitzgerald paintings at Hughes Gallery
■ BY SUE ERWIN Lyrics from a 1965 song by the Beatles are what inspir…
Are you ready for John Storms the Reptile Man?
■ STAFF REPORT You know him … you love him … and he’s coming back to see us. That’s right, John Storms and his World of…
Fifth Street beach ramp back in business
■ BY SUE ERWIN Residents and guests who were curious about the construction project at Fifth Street beach will be happy to…
‘Mullet and Mangroves’ to be presented today at the Community Center
■ STAFF REPORT Friends of Cayo Costa, along with Barrier Island Parks Society and Boca Grande Historical Society, are proud…
A word from the Water Association … please conserve water
■ SUBMITTED BY GIWA April is Water Conservation Month, and Gasparilla Island is in desperate need of water conservation. Gas…
Profile: Mark Masselink
■ BY SUE ERWIN Mark Masselink has visited Boca Grande every year since the late 1990s. He’d travel here annually with a grou…