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On a chilly island morning, residents gathered at the Boca Grande Community Center for the Feb. 24 Grande Rounds Program on how the Clinic wor…
On Saturday, the Gulf Conservation Alliance held a dinner fundraiser and meeting to talk about conservation issues and water quality. Guest speakers included Dr. Aaron Adams of the Bonefish & Ta…
On the consent agenda for the next Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, March 10, is a proposed resolution authorizing the Charlotte County Commission to participate in…
Reports from the Lee and Charlotte Sheriffs this week:
March 3, 2026 – Residential burglary at a business located at the 5800 block of Gasparilla Road, Boca Grande at 11:30 a.m.
March 3, 2026…
Last Tuesday, Feb. 24 the Boca Grande Fire Department extinguished a pool heater fire at a house off Gulf Shores Drive.
“It was probably just wear and tear and the weather that caused it,” Chief…
Lee County Emergency Medical Services was recognized this week by the Florida Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Recognition Program (PRRP) as a Florida PEDReady Gold Tier service. Lee County EMS is j…
A thief who stole an American Express card from a convertible at Boca Bay Pass Club on Dec. 17, 2025, has been identified using security footage, led by detectives from the Lee County Sheriff’s Offi…
Charlotte County Economic Development, in partnership with the Florida Small Business Development Center at Florida Gulf Coast University, will host an in-person workshop on changing trends in digit…
Friday, March 6
Farmers Market, Bayou
Frondezvous Mini Market, Pink Pony Courtyard
Documentary Discussion with George Stevens, Jr., Johann Fust Library Loggia & Courtyard
Glob…
BY BOOTS TOLSDORF ROYAL PALM PLAYERS
The year was 1776. It was “foul, fetid, foggy, filthy,” hot and humid. Dust clung to bodily sweat. Colonial clothing was heavy and bathing was minimal. Water…
