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Profile: Nancy McBean, a bridge-playing machine

April 10, 2015
BY JACK SHORT – If you happen to wander into a meeting of the most prominent bridge club on the island, they might strike you as a pretty homogenous group, quietly pouring over what seems, to the …

Lee County impact fee reductions held over, Charlotte aims to follow suit

April 3, 2015
BY JACK SHORT – Lee County recently adopted an ordinance to amend certain impact fee collection and schedules and Charlotte County is scheduling a public hearing in order to get feedback on a…

Boca Norte steps up activity in Cape Haze, buys Grande Tours

March 13, 2015
BY JACK SHORT – Boca Norte, LLC, owners of the former Mercabo facility have, in the last few months, purchased land in the same region over which Charlotte County is engaged in a lawsuit with cons…

Fire chief answers questions about med flights after road shut down

March 13, 2015
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The Boca Grande Fire Department has clarified some information that many have asked about regarding aeromedical helicopter landing zones. With an increase in activity on the…