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Election certified
November 21, 2024
The Lee County Canvassing Board certified the results of the 2024 general election on Nov. 15 and successfully completed the post-election audit on Nov. 18. Lee County uses an independent automated…
Sand deadline for Boca Grande is Nov. 29
November 21, 2024
Lee County Solid Waste asks Boca Grande residents to set all Hurricane Milton sand debris curbside by Friday, Nov. 29. Collections will begin on Saturday, Nov. 30 and may take several days to comple…
Boca Grande Camera Club worth the exposure
November 21, 2024
Despite hurricanes Helene and Milton, the Boca Grande Camera Club is coming back strong, and is offering an array of exiting Zoom meetings as well as field trips for the 2024/2025 season. The Camera…
Painter Diane Mannion opens show in December
November 21, 2024
Artist Diane Mannion will have a show in Grove City in December. Mannion began painting at age five, when she received her very first watercolor box, and she has carried that inspiration for art int…
Allegiant adds flock of new routes to SRQ
November 21, 2024
The airline Allegiant, with hub in Punta Gorda, has introduced new routes to and from Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, including:
• Greenville/Spartanburg, South Carolina via Greenville…
1925 Anchor Inn reopens after renovation
November 21, 2024
Waltons-like porch on 4th
The Anchor Inn, after a full renovation this fall, will reopen to guests this weekend. Its first guests are reported to be a newlywed couple.
While the building…
Books: Great restaurants, extinction, Egypt and happiness
November 21, 2024
2025 Book series with Roger Lewis’ picks
BY FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE
Each year, the Friends of Boca Grande have a book series with titles picked by Roger Lewis. Below are titles for the season…
Scholarship reminder
November 21, 2024
The Scholarship Committee of the Boca Grande Woman’s Club will be accepting scholarship applications starting November 1, 2024, for the 2025-26 school year. Applicants for the program must meet the…
Iguanas get cold-blooded break, chill til Feb.
November 21, 2024
Lee County’s iguana-removal vendor for Boca Grande will be taking a winter hiatus which began Friday, Nov. 15 and will last until Feb. 15.
Brian Ambrose is the technician for Blue Iguana Pest Con…
Fisheries disaster funds
November 21, 2024
As part of the Rebuilding Florida Fisheries Program, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is encouraging eligible sectors to apply for disaster relief funding. The deadline for appl…