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EcoWatch: Two strikes and we’re still not out
November 14, 2024
“Even with all our technology and the inventions that make modern life bso much easier than it once was, it takes just one big natural disaster to wipe all that away and remind us that, here on ea…
Educate Boca Golf Scramble moved to Dec. 14
November 14, 2024
So far, there are 20 teams signed up for the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce’s Educate Boca Golf Scramble, which was moved to Dec. 14 after Hurricane Helene.
The fundraiser was originally…
Business and Real Estate: Report non renewals to state of Florida
November 14, 2024
Florida Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky is encouraging policyholders to reach out directly to the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR), if consumers impacted by recent storms receive a notice…
Storm debris update, back to residential cleanup
November 14, 2024
Crews hired by Lee County cleaned up downtown Boca Grande last weekend. But in the wake of the improvement downtown, residential trash on the island appears to have exploded all along Gasparilla R…
Friends Annual Meeting addresses plans for season, construction
November 14, 2024
With flooding damage, group reviews construction plans
Remediation of the Boca Grande Community Center from Hurricanes Milton and Helene will continue into 2025. The Crowninshield House will l…
Fish farm in federal waters off of Englewood would be first in Gulf
November 14, 2024
In the midst of worries about red tide and multiple hurricanes, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reopened public comment on a proposed fish farm in federal waters off the Englewood’s …
New Lee County Board
November 14, 2024
An Inauguration ceremony for three members elected to the Lee Board of County Commissioners will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 8:30 a.m., in the Commission Chambers of the Old Lee County Courtho…
Bridge meeting Tues.
November 14, 2024
The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Board of Supervisors will hold four meetings next week on Tuesday, Nov. 19 and Wednesday, Nov. 20, all in the GIBA administrative building.
The Engineerin…
Don Pedro Cleanup set for Nov. 16
November 14, 2024
SUP Englewood and Keep Charlotte Beautiful is hosting a Waterway Warrior Clean-up Day at Don Pedro Island State Park from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 16.
“Whether you’re cleaning …
Mail still on ‘island time’ at Post Office
November 14, 2024
There is no date yet for the reopening of the Boca Grande Post Office.
Currently, staff from the Boca Grande Post Office are operating at their Placida branch, sorting mail separately for users…