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Beaconcam is up and running!
Remember back in the day when you used to be able to go to our website and watch the world go by in downtown Boca Grande? T…
Friends of Cape Haze vs. Charlotte County may not go to hearing
BY JACK SHORT
A dispute between Charlotte County and nonprofits Sierra Club and Friends of Cape Haze that originated pri…
Local teen almost serves up a trifecta of holes-in-one
BY MARCY SHORTUSE
You’ll want to remember the name Gabriella Vetter. She’s only a teenager now, but give her a few years…
Crawford takes top art honors, exhibits at YoungArts Invitational
Catrina Maria Crawford, granddaughter of Linda and Bob Edic from Boc…
Go to the beach? This survey’s for you
To the Editor:
If you visit Florida’s beaches, your feedback can…
Come say ‘Happy Birthday’ to Guinness World Records’ Oldest Manatee at South Florida Museum
To the Editor:
Snooty is an extra special Florida manatee who sets records every day for how long we know manatees can l…
Obituary: Mary Louise Bowe
Mary Louise Bowe, 89, formerly of Boca Grande, died in Port Charlotte on July 5, 2015.
Louise was born on September…
Profile: Joshua Karl
BY JACK SHORT
Joshua Karl would have had to try pretty hard to end up in a place more different than Boca Grande. When h…
All you need to know about Boca Grande’s 4th of July
This year, the 4th of July festivities will begin bright and early at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, as all participants in t…
Minimum wake expansion proposed by Charlotte MAC
BY JACK SHORT
A proposed minimum-wake zone expansion that began as an effort by a small group of homeowners has passed i…