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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…

Hot enough for ya? Heat exposure cases rise on island with high temps, humidity

July 30, 2021
They say it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity. In Florida, it’s both. When temperatures rise into the mid to upper 90s, combined with the oppressive Florida humidity, it can turn your fun beach va…

Golf cart protocol: It does exist

July 30, 2021
This has been a busy time for local deputies, as visitors and homeowners seem to be staying longer into the year, and quite often bringing children with them. While we all love kids, and Boca Gran…

COME OUT FROM THE INSIDE TO BREATHE THE AIR … Stop stressing and get into some ecotherapy

July 30, 2021
Did you know that the average American spends eleven hours per day on a screen and more than 90 percent of their lives indoors? The 1998 film “Hope Floats” highlights her character being admonishe…

CHNEP breaks down what macroalgae is all about

July 30, 2021
A three-day workshop was recently held locally to discuss a growing problem in Florida, excessive macroalgae. The workshop focused on the estuaries of the four National Estuary Program entities in…

Runoff pipes from two projects raise questions with island residents

July 23, 2021
Two separate construction projects in the same area have been raising some questions, especially because they involve water running off into Charlotte Harbor and the Bayou. The first project is…