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Lee County Appraiser encourages review of property assessments
September 6, 2024
Island real estate not easy to categorize; values hold steady
If property owners have questions about their assessments that came out in recently sent Truth in Millage notices (TRIM), they have…
Questioning the 15-day gag grouper season, nine snook zones
September 6, 2024
How can we expect small businesses to survive dealing with the uncertainty of National Marine Fisheries’ inability to factor into their decisions the crippling impacts on our marine and tourism?
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Curator of the native Boca Grande landscape, Rick Joyce
September 6, 2024
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or years, the ecological wellbeing of Boca Grande’s plant life has been one of Rick Joyce’s favorite endeavors. Boca Grande, and all of Gasparilla Island, owes much of its beauty and charm to…
Full steam ahead: Placida Bunkhouse restoration recommended
August 29, 2024
Restoration plans and estimated costs for the Placida Bunkhouse were released from the consultant at the beginning of this week. Included are drawings of what the restoration will look like as wel…
Island merchants hold summer sales in last days of August
August 29, 2024
While some restaurants and businesses are closed this time of year, many are still open and are rolling out sales during this Labor Day weekend and beyond.
“There’s a lot to offer at great pri…
Watch mail for TRIM notices; not a bill but an estimate
August 29, 2024
Notices of Proposed Property Taxes, or TRIM (Truth in Millage) have been sent out to Lee and Charlotte County property owners.
These notices include each property’s market, assessed and taxabl…
State Park ideas withdrawn; input still needed on future plan
August 29, 2024
A state-wide Great Outdoors Initiative by Florida Department of Environmental Protection, which aims to add amenities like golf and pickleball to several Florida State Parks, does not affect our n…
Jamaica bobsledder inspires backpack donations by Gasparilla Inn staff
August 22, 2024
BY COREY ANGLIN, THE GASPARILLA INN
During our annual Management Training last summer, we had the pleasure of connecting with Devon Harris, one of the founding members of the Jamaica National B…
Health Clinic to see hearing examiner
August 22, 2024
The Boca Grande Health Clinic will go in front of a Lee County Hearing Examiner Wednesday, Aug. 28, for its proposed new building at 280 Park Avenue.
The request comes because the Clinic filed …
Unassuming local bookstore, Book Worm, offers 20,000 titles
August 22, 2024
Tucked into the corner of Tiffany Square Plaza in Englewood is a used bookstore with all the charm of a favorite childhood library.
Caitlin Harper runs The Book Worm entirely by herself, worki…