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November 14, 2024
Hundreds of flooded or damaged golf carts have been picked up after Hurricanes Milton and Helene, but local vendors have made adjustments to supply carts for the season.  Thoroughbred Golf Carts…

November 14, 2024
Now in 2nd week of check distribution, 260 donors The island Disaster Fund, set up to help local businesses and institutions recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton, is now close to its $3 mil…

November 14, 2024
The Charlotte County Board of Commissioners addressed the restoration and site selection for the historic Placida Bunkhouse at its regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12.  “I’m personally not intere…

November 8, 2024
Lee County Government has garnered a win for residents in unincorporated areas with commercial properties impacted by Hurricane Milton.  The county until now was prevented from collecting storm d…

November 7, 2024
This year, voting on Gasparilla Island was at Lighthouse United Methodist Church.  The last voter of the day, Lisa Cornett, made the trip back to the island from Maryland, just to vote. She arriv…

November 7, 2024
BY ALICI OUELLETTE The red tide conditions for Gasparilla Island waters have improved since the samples posted by the state on Friday, Oct. 25.  While the Karenia brevis cells were present in…

November 7, 2024
Town trash still on county agenda; looking at options Three weeks after the departure of Hurricane Milton, there are piles of trash still littering the island. And where the piles have been clean…

October 31, 2024
CHNEP and state agencies are monitoring weekly This week, the state of Florida reported a “medium” count of red tide off of the coastal areas surrounding Cape Haze, Gasparilla Island and Pine Isl…

October 31, 2024
Last week, Jay and Cookie Feinberg won a Final Detail Site Plan approval for their Boca Grande Peninsula Resort & Marina project in Placida. The property is the old Gasparilla Fishery. “It’s…

October 31, 2024
Local State Parks saw varying degrees of damage from Hurricane Milton, including structures and access. The Barrier Island Parks Society is focusing recovery on making these locations more resilient…