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Florida population at 23 million makes waterway challenge
July 26, 2024
BY VAN HUBBARD
I understand that with our increased numbers fishing will not be as easy ever again. Millions of new participants, fewer fish and numerous regulations, plus habitat devastation all…
Florida bass now named Micropterus nigricans
July 26, 2024
Genetics studies confirmed what many anglers and biologists have believed for a long time.
Florida’s most popular freshwater game fish has a new name. The American Fisheries Society established t…
FEMA will maintain flood insurance discount in unincorporated Lee County
July 19, 2024
Lee County was notified Friday, July 19, that FEMA will maintain unincorporated Lee County’s CRS rating of 5 and National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholder discounts at this time. …
Fust Library “Secret Garden” mural completed
July 19, 2024
Artist Larry Anderson has just finished the last part of a mural for the children’s section in the Johann Fust Library loggia area.
In 2022, Anderson was hired by the Johann Fust Library Foun…
Firm two-hour limit in draft parking docs in Public Records request
July 19, 2024
A “maximum duration of two hours.” That would be the time limit for metered parking in Boca Grande in a draft code change from Lee County, circulated on Monday, May 6, 2024, that would update t…
Turtle report: Thought it was false crawl, turned out to be bona fide!
July 18, 2024
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY
When people learn that I volunteer with BGSTA’s Turtle Patrol, so many of them say how much they would love to do that too, so I figured I would bring you along o…
Analysis: Marine heritage, Little Gasparilla access important for Eldred’s
July 18, 2024
The big story on our local waterfront currently is the pending Eldred’s Marina sale. Whether this deal goes through or not, the property will change ownership soon. The next generation has a dozen v…
The Grand Old Lady: Remembering the Boca Grande Hotel, 1930-72
July 18, 2024
BY JAMES BLAHA, BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
On February 10, 1930, the following article appeared in the Fort Myers News-Press: “Plans for a three-story resort hotel at Boca Grande to cost appr…
Truly a ‘wrap up’ of 110th season
July 18, 2024
Wood eaters BEWARE! Thus read the sign on Sunday, July 14, as The Gasparilla Inn was wrapped for termites, in black, by Truly Nolen. The wrap echoed the work of the artist Christo (except for the p…
Oliver Carr rebrands development and property companies into CarrAmerica
July 18, 2024
In a move to honor its legacy and mark a new chapter in its storied history, Carr Companies has announced that it is rebranding to CarrAmerica.
“As we transition to CarrAmerica, we are more comm…