■ STAFF REPORT In 1907 the Boca Grande Land Company was created to carry out a joint venture between Albert Gilchrist and the American Agricultural Ch...
Stop in Englewood for Ringling art
The Ringling College of Art and Design and the Englewood Art Center present a summer art market on Friday, July 12 and Saturday, July 13 from 10 a.m. ...
Profile: David Mota
■ BY SUE ERWIN He’s been offering authentic, tasty Mexican cuisine on the island since 2015, starting out as a vendor at the Boca Grande Farm & Fi...
Keeping it simple when it comes to explaining new shore-based shark fishing rules
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Last summer we wrote a three-part series on sharks in local waters and the people who fish them, as there appeared to be some conf...
4th of July parade final details
■ STAFF REPORT Details for the 4th of July Golf Cart Parade have been finalized, so plan on gathering at the side parking lot between Englewood Bank a...
Ladies Night Out: the twilight of the 2019 season
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE It was a competitive tournament to the end on Saturday, June 22 when the Ladies Night Out “Howl at the Moon” Tarpon Tournament was...
State Park road to give a smoother ride
■ STAFF REPORT The old dirt and gravel road from Belcher to the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse is finally being graded, and the potholes that a grown man...
Lee County Sheriff, Boca Grande Fire strengthen working relationship
■ STAFF REPORT On June 11, Sheriff Carmine Marceno met with Chief C.W. Blosser of the Boca Grande Fire Department to address joint department initiati...
Mind your parking, it’s time to stripe
■ STAFF REPORT Roadside parking areas near the intersection of Park Avenue and 4th Street will be blocked off overnight starting at 8 p.m. on Tuesday,...
As renourishment project winds down, impact on turtles appears minimal
■ BY SUE ERWIN The beach renourishment project is winding down at the south end of the island, and all traces should be gone by the end of the week. A...