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Lemon Bay Open House
January 26, 2024
Lemon Bay Conservancy will host its annual open house from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24. The event will be at the Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve at 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd. in Engl…
Boca Grande Art Center Margaritaville is Saturday, Feb. 3
January 26, 2024
The biennial Boca Grande Art Center fundraiser will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3 in Crowninshield House at 240 Banyan Street.
This event will feature exhibited artwork for …
Ian documentary premiere sells out for Historical Society
January 26, 2024
While many on the Island have spent the last 15 months recovering from Hurricane Ian, the Historical Society and Island TV have worked on documenting this current history. It will premiere next we…
Scheduled roof work at The Island School and Boca Grande Community Center
January 26, 2024
Roof work began at the Community Center and The Island School this week, with the delivery of supplies and the offloading of construction dumpsters.
The actual work commenced Wednesday, January…
Red-tide Roomba? Mote Ocean Tech Team tests remote algae killer
January 26, 2024
Mote Marine Laboratory’s most recent Breakfast with a Scientist was something like taking the underground tour at Walt Disney World or going backstage during a major stage play. The 60 or more peo…
Impromptu meeting set for tennis ideas at Wheeler Road
January 26, 2024
After Lee County’s passage of a proposed plan to remove one tennis court at Wheeler Road and replace it with four pickleball courts, one local fan of tennis has organized an impromptu meeting and …
Lighthouse Set for reopening Monday, Feb. 5
January 26, 2024
BY BARRIER ISLAND PARKS
The Port Boca Grande Lighthouse & Museum, a cherished local landmark and the oldest structure on Gasparilla Island, is thrilled to announce its reopening to the publ…
Moon after Yule, Wolf Moon or Labradoodle Moon
January 26, 2024
For anyone up early Wednesday morning, there was a particularly effective full moon coming through the clouds, different from a clear-sky full moon. With the clouds intermittently covering and unc…
Dollars For Mammograms offers radiology scholarship for high school seniors
January 26, 2024
Dollars For Mammograms is awarding five general radiology scholarships valued at $1,500 each, to seniors who attend Lemon Bay, Port Charlotte, Charlotte, North Port or Venice High Schools. General…
Charlotte County plans to address flooding issues
January 26, 2024
Charlotte County is working on a Watershed Master Plan, to address drainage and flooding across the county. The plan will collate the flooding issues in Charlotte County that residents have experi…