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EARS takes in Louisiana flood shelter dogs and cats, help is needed
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Marion Lutz, the Director of the Englewood Animal Rescue Sanctuary (EARS), has been a very busy woman i…
Boca Grande Camera Club to focus on mentoring program, workshops and more meetings this year
The Boca Grande Camera Club committee members are busy planning an exciting season ahead. “We hope all current participants…
Belcher residents ask, ‘Why move the ospreys?
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Seagate Development contractors are down at the southern tip of the island on the old FPL property almos…
Could boat, fishing ban become a reality for our sister islands?
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE If the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Com…
A Charlotte County guide to primary voting
■ BY SUE ERWIN As of Tuesday, Aug. 16, there were 125,715 active regi…
Cayo Costa makes Nat Geo Top 10 list for Southwest Florida
Our sister island, Cayo Costa, has been singled out by National Geographic Travel as one of the best stops around the Fort M…
Baby sea turtles released, including albino hatchling
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association released 70 baby sea turtles and one rare albino at the Boca Grande Co…
OBITUARY: Anne ‘Candy’ Lee
Anne “Candy “Collins passed away on August 9, 2016 at the age of 80. She was the beloved wife for 31 years of the late A. La…
Profile: Bill Pavia
■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande bridge tender and toll worker Bill Pavia led quite an interesting life before deciding to make th…
What’s popular isn’t always what is important
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE I watched a very interesting piece on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver recently regarding the fast-pa…