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Many thanks from the Chamber for an excellent golf tourney
October 14, 2016
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Chamber Fall Scramble golf tournament was again a huge success this year. It required the efforts of 18 teams of golfers and 28 sponsors to raise over $22,000 to suppor…
Doyle explains his run for Supervisor of Elections
October 14, 2016
■ BY TOMMY DOYLE As the campaign season comes to a close, I think it is important to remind people why I decided to run for this office. I am running to fix a series of problems that have existed fo…
Lee County commissioners vote unanimously for 5th Street parking expansion
October 7, 2016
Lee County commissioners voted unanimously to pass a proposal to renovate the 5th Street public parking lot at a meeting held on Tuesday, Oct. 4.
While they have not yet begun to create a ti…
Island firefighter suspended after allegations of racist post
October 7, 2016
An island firefighter was suspended without pay on Friday, Sept. 23 after the Boca Grande Fire Department and Lee County received phone calls regarding a Facebook post. On Thursday night, Sept. 22. t…
Wondering about the paving?
October 7, 2016
If you’ve been wondering when the repaving of island roads would begin, the time has come. Work is scheduled to begin on Monday, Oct. 10 on the Lee County portion of the Bike Path (south of 1st Stree…
Two golf tournaments in two weeks, both at The Gasparilla Inn & Club
October 7, 2016
It’s a tale of two tournaments coming up in the next few days, which should leave avid island golfers in a heavenly cloud of bliss. Both the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce Scramble and the Barr…
Natalie earns two gold medals in Special Olympics
October 7, 2016
Islander Natalie Spurgeon, who now resides at Loveland Center in Venice, competed in a Special Olympics event on Oct. 1 and Oct. 2 in Sebastian, FL. She earned two gold medals – one for breaststroke…
Historical Society plans Christmas tour of Ca’ d’Zan
October 7, 2016
BY SUE ERWIN – Get in the holiday spirit with the Boca Grande Historical Society and join members as they tour the Ca’ d’Zan at the Ringling Art Museum in Sarasota. The Ca’ d’Zan will be decorated e…
Register to vote by October 11 for November election
October 7, 2016
The deadline to register to vote in Charlotte County and Lee County for the November 8, 2016 general election is Tuesday, October 11. Individuals not registered to vote in the state of Florida, must…
What’s going on in Charlotte Harbor waters? Mote investigates water quality
October 7, 2016
Seagrass beds are vital habitat for Florida wildlife, and they may decline if poor water clarity obscures their sunlight. Resource managers in Charlotte Harbor have new tools to keep water clarity o…