■ STAFF REPORT Road paving work is scheduled to begin Thursday to resurface about 3.9 miles of roadway in Boca Grande as part of ongoing maintenance i...
Is ozone the answer? Some say it may help with red tide
■ BY SUE ERWIN Mote Marine Laboratory scientists were on Damficare Street on the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 14 to field-test a newly developed method fo...
Harmful algal blooms in Southwest Florida: Let’s tone down the rhetoric and work together for solutions
■ SUBMITTED BY DR. MICHAEL CROSBY MOTE MARINE LABORATORY The fact that Southwest Florida is currently experiencing devastating impacts from harmful al...
Two iconic island figures gone, but not forgotten: Jeff Gaines Jr. and Steve Seidensticker
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Boca Grande native Jefferson Gaines Jr., born May 17, 1935, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018. He attended Boca Grande School a...
Charlotte County declares local state of emergency: ‘This is an economic tragedy’
■ BY SUE ERWIN Charlotte County Commission staff announced on Tuesday, Aug. 14 that they would be holding an emergency meeting to discuss a resolution...
What’s this, another lizard on the island? One who walks on water? Well, why not
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Sunday, Aug. 12 some local kids were treated to a rare sight as they golf-carted along looking for Pokemon. A small lizard was ...
1,000 books before kindergarten: Encourage reading while children are young
■ BY SUE ERWIN Kelly Borza started reading to her sons Granger and Grayson before they were born. She had heard that babies could hear words spoken by...
Lee County continues beach clean-ups in red tide areas
■ STAFF REPORT Contractors working for Lee County have removed more than 1,400 tons of fish from Lee County beaches and waterways since beginning work...
Red tide public meeting scheduled for August 24
■ STAFF REPORT On Friday, Aug. 24 the public is invited to a red tide forum from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Englewood Event Center, 3069 S. McCall Rd. in E...
Turtle numbers still up despite red tide
■ BY SUE ERWIN Despite the effects of red tide, sea turtle nest numbers are continuing to grow, hatchlings are making their way to the water, and exca...