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Hey, Moma! wins ‘World’s Richest’ second year in a row

T he World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament kicked off on Wednesday afternoon, May 14. There were 28 releases on the first da…
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Nesting season began in May; zones modified with Florida state approval

BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association (BGSTA) is back out patrolling the beaches of Gas…
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Tourism promo for Lee Parks gives points, perks

Ruane chairs Tourism Development Council The Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau and Lee County Parks & Recre…
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Boca Grande ladies’ tennis event brings Miami group here

Each year, Paula Barth brings a group to Boca Grande from Miami for…
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Maps detail island parking spots, right-of-way landscaping

Almost 500 parking spaces lost to unpermitted gardening At the pa…

Easement noted at Lee County meeting

There is only one scheduled item relating to Boca Grande in the upcoming Lee County Board of County Commissioners meeting s…
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Port Boca Grande Lighthouse reopens after storms

The Port Boca Grande Lighthouse & Museum opened May 5, after, what they generously called, eight months of “stormy setb…
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Unextreme makeover of ‘this old house’ of Bob Vila approved by board

Other approval is house by famed architect of Mar-a-Lago Two important Gilchrist house renovations, including a house fo…
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Grande Tradition and Captains party kicks off the ‘World’s Richest’

The 2025 Grande Tradition honorees were the late Freddy Futch and Capt. Wayne Joiner. Freddy Futch was local fishing gui…
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Spartan racer Emily Wheeler prepping for world title in December

Emily Wheeler, owner of Aqua Boutique and Boca Grande Trading Company, is ranked third in the world for three different typ…