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FEMA will maintain flood insurance discount in unincorporated Lee County
Lee County was notified Friday, July 19, that FEMA will maintain unincorporated Lee County’s CRS rating of 5 and National F…
Fust Library “Secret Garden” mural completed
Artist Larry Anderson has just finished the last part of a mural for the children’s section in the Johann Fust Library logg…
Firm two-hour limit in draft parking docs in Public Records request
A “maximum duration of two hours.” That would be the time limit for metered parking in Boca Grande in a draft code cha…
Turtle report: Thought it was false crawl, turned out to be bona fide!
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY
When people learn that I volunte…
Analysis: Marine heritage, Little Gasparilla access important for Eldred’s
The big story on our local waterfront currently is the pending Eldre…
The Grand Old Lady: Remembering the Boca Grande Hotel, 1930-72
BY JAMES BLAHA, BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
On February 10, 1930, the following article appeared in the Fort Myers Ne…
Real Estate Chart: July 7-13, 2024
Weekly real estate stats from Englewood Board of Realtors, 7/7/24 to 7/13/24 for zips 33946, 33947 and 33921
7-19-re…
Truly a ‘wrap up’ of 110th season
Wood eaters BEWARE! Thus read the sign on Sunday, July 14, as The Gasparilla Inn was wrapped for termites, in black, by Tr…
Oliver Carr rebrands development and property companies into CarrAmerica
In a move to honor its legacy and mark a new chapter in its storied history, Carr Companies has announced that it is rebran…
Sheriff’s Deputy Garber wins cheers for quieting noisy party boat
A Lee County Sheriff deputy shut down a noisy party boat anchored off the Gasparilla Island State Park beaches over the Fou…