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Lee County issues red tide update
August 17, 2018
To the Editor: Efforts to mitigate water-quality issues throughout Lee County continue under the leadership of the Lee Board of County Commissioners with County staff, contracted vendors and severa…
Historic Preservation Board approves four requests at meeting
August 9, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, August 8 and approved all of the items on the agenda. The first proposal was a request to construct…
Enteric bacteria gone, red tide and VV still here
August 9, 2018
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE No matter what you may have heard, red tide is still rolling in with the waves on local beaches, and while conditions have improved there is still more than one reason to be ver…
The Island School opens its doors for the 2018-19 season
August 9, 2018
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE This year’s Island School students gathered in their classrooms on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 8 to prepare themselves for the upcoming 2018-19 school year, which begins this Frid…
Fire damages Boca Bay maintenance building, injures one
August 9, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT On Friday, Aug. 3 the Boca Grande Fire Department responded to a fire call at the Boca Bay maintenance shed in the 900 block of Gulf Boulevard. Approximately $15,000 of damage was do…
Profile: Patty Kitchen
August 9, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN Patty Kitchen moved to Boca Grande in 1982, and she’s been working on the island ever since. But now, with the closing and sale of the building that housed PJ’s and The Grapevine, sh…
Turtle nest numbers up from last year despite red tide
August 9, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN Despite the effects of red tide, sea turtle nests numbers are continuing to grow, hatchlings are making their way to the water and excavations are being done by patrol members on a c…
Search for scallops coming soon
August 9, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT The annual Great Bay Scallop Search is planned for this area is from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18. The purpose of the resource monitoring program is to document the healt…
It’s midnight: Do you know where your tarpon are?
August 9, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT It’s midnight. Do you know where your tarpon are? That’s a question that Bonefish & Tarpon Trust and its fearless tarpon taggers are working to answer. Last month marked Bonefish…
Pets put their best paw forward to benefit SHS
August 9, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT Suncoast Humane Society is looking for its next “top model” to star in its 2019 Pet Calendar. The calendars are a major fundraiser for the organization, raising top dollars to benefi…