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Resident unhappy with swing bridge opening for maintenance
October 25, 2019
To the Editor: As a member of the Boca Grande Club and a frequent visitor to the island, I feel compelled to register a complaint regarding an inconvenience to traffic yesterday (October 17) caused b…
In response to the code enforcement issues
October 25, 2019
To the Editor: In your article you mention: “After all, if people can’t find a place to sit down, they will park as close as possible to the business. This compounds the problem.” The same happens in…
Mallet club will offer instructional clinics
October 25, 2019
To the Editor: The Gasparilla Mallet Club is holding weekly “get to know the game” sessions with free croquet instructional clinics for prospective members every Monday at 3:30, as well as a “golf” c…
Halloween climb, bats, carnival and cake walk coming up
October 18, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT It will be a Halloween to remember this year, as there are a multitude of interesting – yet creepy – activities to participate in that feature an All Soul’s Eve flavor. The fun begins…
Ernest the balancing bear is back at The Loose Caboose … and oh, what a tale he has to tell
October 18, 2019
■ BY BLANCHE VEDETTE Many people who have lived on island or visited long enough will remember Ernest the Unicycling Bear who used to peddle furiously across the dining room at The Loose Caboose. Sev…
Placida boat ramp to be expanded
October 18, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Charlotte County Board of Commissioners had its regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Items on the agenda included an update on various projects budgeted throughout the county. Plans…
Port Charlotte man dead after boating accident off Three Sisters
October 18, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT On Sunday, Oct. 13 at approximately 11:30 a.m., the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) received a report from the United States Coast Guard of a vessel taking on w…
Lee County: Sowing our wild sea oats to save the dunes from destruction
October 18, 2019
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE You may have noticed in the last few months that there are some new sea oats growing around some of the beaches and seawalls where the recent beach renourishment project took plac…
Mixing scripture and strength with the power of yoga
October 18, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN
There are more than 4,500 people across the world who are trained to teach Holy Yoga, and one of them practices right here in Boca Grande. Leslie Barrett teaches a Holy Yoga class on…
Obituary: Richard S. Cuda
October 18, 2019
Richard Sebastian Cuda of Boca Grande and East Orleans, Mass. died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Thursday, October 10, 2019, two months shy of his 87th birthday. Known to friends as…