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A crisis of Quorum: NHR meeting ends abruptly as member is asked to recuse herself

August 13, 2021
On the afternoon of Thursday, Aug. 5 a webinar held by the Florida Department of State’s National Historic Review Board showed 45 people logged in, waiting to hear the board’s determination regard…

PROFILE: Karen Harrison-Trent

August 13, 2021
Karen Harrison-Trent was born and raised in Jamaica and is familiar with island life. “I’m from Jamaica, so yes, Boca Grande reminded me of my Jamaican home, with the island feeling and the oce…

Sidewalk ordinance draft to go before BGHPB

August 6, 2021
While the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board hasn’t met since June, they still have only two regular items on the agenda for the Wednesday, Aug. 11 meeting at 10 a.m. at the Boca Grande Commu…

Lee County Commissioner Ruane to head campaign to stop Lake O flow from coming this way

August 6, 2021
Lee County District 1 Commissioner Kevin Ruane is on a mission to make a difference regarding our water quality, and you can help him make it a reality by joining a campaign he has created to pres…

Lee County Attorney Wesch proposes to pursue litigation against state regarding National Register nomination, county commissioners agree

August 6, 2021
Just days prior to a scheduled online meeting of the National Historic Review Board to determine whether the Boca Grande Residential Historic District meets the criteria for eligibility for placem…

The Boca Grande History Center presents ‘The Fugate Family in Boca Grande’

August 6, 2021
BY KAREN GRACE AND THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER The first Fugate in Boca Grande was Jerome who arrived by train and ferry in 1909 before the railroad trestle to the north end of the Island ha…

While Englewood suffers from massive fish kill, our island is hit-and-miss with red tide

August 6, 2021
As the water heats up and the rains start coming more frequently, we all start to get nervous about our old nemsis named red tide. For weeks we had been hearing about the problems Tampa Bay was ha…

Camp wraps up after another ‘unique’ summer

August 6, 2021
When COVID came to town in 2020, summer camp changed noticeably. A schedule that used to include three field trips a week to places like ice skating rinks, professional sports games, arcades and a…

We’re #1! Oh, wait …Florida first for COVID cases, and Delta is in town

August 6, 2021
SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC The Delta variant of the coronavirus has arrived on island with the Clinic seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases this past week including symptomatic in…

While other parts of the country are suffering from shutdowns and lack of staff, business is booming in Boca Grande

August 6, 2021
Boca Grande has always been an oasis, a haven from the outside world. It should come as no surprise that Boca Grande is defying the odds when it comes to the business impact felt by COVID-19. T…