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Three properties to be discussed at November 10 BGHPB Board Meeting

November 5, 2021
STAFF REPORT – At the monthly meeting of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium, three Special Certificates of …

Winners! Manta Rays keeping the drama on the volleyball court, with the help of an island girl

October 28, 2021
Lemon Bay’s girls’ varsity volleyball team, the Manta Rays are on a winning streak and they’re determined to keep it going all the way to the state championship. On Tuesday night, the Manta Ray…

Once a ghost town, Venice is coming back from a housing bubble bust

October 28, 2021
Most of us have been around long enough to have experienced one or two housing bubbles. The current seller’s market has created many unexpected changes, good and bad. When Florida faced its fir…

Just a spoonful of sugar … finding sweet balance

October 28, 2021
With Halloween just days away, you may have found yourself dipping into the candy bowl. If you have kids you know the temptation of digging through their trick-or-treat bag to find those Reese’s P…

‘Where is Sophie?’ Island couple’s dog goes overboard in a storm, swims to shore

October 28, 2021
Where is Sophie? That was the question Michelle Wolfe asked right before she had one of the worst moments of her life … when she realized her standard poodle, Sophie, was no longer on their boat. …

PROFILE: Sharon Hawkins

October 28, 2021
You know spring has arrived when you see the first bloom of yellow forsythia or the robins prancing in the yard. In Boca Grande, you know the season is getting ready to ramp up when you receive yo…

Florida legislators introduce Safe Waterways Act

October 28, 2021
To the Editor: Residents and tourists come to Florida’s iconic waters for recreation and enjoyment, but unfortunately many state waterways have become more polluted and dangerous. In fact, near…

USACE holds more ‘listening sessions’ on Lake O releases

October 28, 2021
Moving the water south seemed to be the theme of the Tuesday, Oct. 26 meeting held by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the project delivery team in charge of the Lake Okeechobee System Operati…

Florida DEP says they will begin investigation into Hill Tide fence

October 28, 2021
Little has changed since last week when we reported on the fence erected on the beach and into the water at Hill Tide Estates on the southern tip of the island. Several agencies have been sent inq…

Lee County says ‘no’ to Friends COVID protocols

October 28, 2021
The Friends of Boca Grande Community Center has been notified by Jesse Lavender, Director of Lee County Parks and Recreation, that the previously announced health & safety protocol cannot be a…