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Venice couple loved South Beach experience
To the Editor: On August 9, 2018 we visited the State Park adjacent to the South Beach Bar & Grille Restaurant to see th…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Charlotte Harbor Estuary Program to propose cyanobacteria rapid response program
To the Editor: The problems with excess nutrients discharged into water and the resulting toxic algae blooms continue to pla…
PROFILE: Phelisha Doggett
BY SUE ERWIN – Phelisha Doggett, a dispatcher at Grande Aire Services for the past five years, caught the first fish at the…
Edic, Holsinger families thank everyone who came out to celebrate Dylan
To the Editor: On behalf of the Edic and Holsinger families, I would…
OBITUARY: George De Genaro
George De Genaro died on August 8, 2018 at home at Bay Plaza in downt…
Turtle nest numbers up compared to this time last year
STAFF REPORT – Despite the red tide situation, sea turtle nest numbers are continuing to grow, hatchlings are making their w…
Mote scientists in Boca Grande to determine snook health
BY SUE ERWIN – Mote marine scientists were at 7th Street beach in Boca Grande on Wednesday morning to lead an assessment pro…
ISLAND LEO BEAT: Missing dock box prompts investigation
STAFF REPORT – The theft of a dock box at a yacht on Bayou Avenue was the subject of an investigation on Tuesday, Aug. 28. A…
Snook, redfish to be catch-and-release only until FWC re-evaluates
STAFF REPORT – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has temporarily made snook and redfish catch-and-…
The fates brought Harley home … the luckiest weiner dog in the world
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The Gulf was calm on the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 25 when Shane Hale set sail from Marina Jack’s in S…