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Senator Marco Rubio visits Mote to discuss urgent threats in Florida waters
March 1, 2019
■ SUBMITTED BY MOTE MARINE LABORATORY On February 21, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium hosted Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) at its City Island campus to discuss urgent threats facing Florida’s ocea…
Obituary: Rosemarie Link
March 1, 2019
Rosemarie Link, nee Quaid, age 89, native of Chicago, passed away peacefully in Venice Beach, FL on what would have been her beloved husband the late Marsden James (Jim) 92nd Birthday; loving mother…
A message from a feline who’s just throwing it out there …
March 1, 2019
To the Editor: Regarding this Boca Grande Dog Show on March 16 at the Community Center … Is it just me, or has this town gone to the dogs? Boca Grande used to be a place for fat cats! I’m all for t…
A thank you to everyone who loves Whidden’s and loved Isabelle
March 1, 2019
To the Editor: Dear Boca Grande Friends & Family, On behalf of our family, I would like to thank everyone for the food, cards, plants, flowers, phone calls and kind words. Also for the beautiful…
Boca Grande celebrates a decade of Hope for Haitians
February 26, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Haiti is no stranger to crisis. The Caribbean nation yet again is in the midst of a conflict affecting the entire country. Food For The Poor, and donors such as Boca Grande Hope for Ha…
Chowder, anyone? How about a little Ellen deGeneres on the side?
February 22, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Stop by the Crowninshield Community House this Saturday night, Feb. 23, between 5 and 7 p.m. and eat some chowder for a good cause … or maybe so you can win some golf time at The Inn…
‘Grande’ marshall of bike parade announced
February 22, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Woman’s Club is pleased to announce that the Boca Grande Historical Society will serve as honorary Grande Marshall of the 2019 Bike Path Parade. The parade will begin a…
Parking rangers kept busy with improper parkers
February 22, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT If you’ve wondered about the new Lee County government SUVs roaming island streets in the last few months, they are the Lee County parking rangers who patrol county beach accesses, par…
Head injuries suffered after fall from golf cart
February 22, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT On Wednesday, Feb. 20 the Boca Grande Fire Department responded to a call of an accident on the golf cart path at the intersection of 11th Street and E. Railroad Avenue. The call came…
Ruling upheld in Three Sisters’ access litigation
February 22, 2019
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE In the ever-ongoing case of land access to Three Sisters Island, a ruling to uphold a trial court’s decision has been handed down by the State of Florida District Court of Appeal…