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Two golf tournaments in two weeks, both at The Gasparilla Inn & Club
It’s a tale of two tournaments coming up in the next few days, which should leave avid island golfers in a heavenly cloud of…
Natalie earns two gold medals in Special Olympics
Islander Natalie Spurgeon, who now resides at Loveland Center in Venice, competed in a Special Olympics event on Oct. 1 and…
Historical Society plans Christmas tour of Ca’ d’Zan
BY SUE ERWIN – Get in the holiday spirit with the Boca Grande Historical Society and join members as they tour the Ca’ d’Za…
Register to vote by October 11 for November election
The deadline to register to vote in Charlotte County and Lee County f…
What’s going on in Charlotte Harbor waters? Mote investigates water quality
Seagrass beds are vital habitat for Florida wildlife, and they may d…
PROFILE: Pete Scott
BY SUE ERWIN – Pete Scott is a lucky island local who has experienced the good fortune of growing up in Boca Grande before t…
Obituary: Jean “John” Paul Bourgoin
Jean “John” Paul Bourgoin made his last flight west on September 14, 2016 at his home in Boca Grande. He was 94 and had been…
EDITORIAL: Stop … take a breath … use your common sense
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – When you turn on the television these days, do you feel like your head immediately begins to spin? How a…
Letter to the Editor: When it’s time to turn and burn
To the Editor: Well, it happened again. Boca Grande made the news in another unflattering way. One of our community members…
Lee County commissioners to vote on 5th Street parking lot expansion October 4
BY MARCY SHORTUSE
When Lee County commissioners meet on Tuesday, Oct. 4, they will be discussing the expansion of t…