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SW Florida Fishing: Tarpon starting to show up
April 12, 2024
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR
With warmer waters it’s time to shift gears and search for monster tarpon.
Recently we fished through heavy rain and wind in the muddy waters of the everglades and 10,00…
Ask a Doc: Parkinson’s disease can now be detected through the skin
April 12, 2024
BY BRET KUEBER, M.D., ASSISTANT MEDICAL DIRECTOR, BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC
April, the birth month of James Parkinson, is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. Parkinson’s is a degenerative synd…
EcoWatch: Good and bad eco news
April 11, 2024
“Better to have bad news that’s true than good news that is made up.”
– Eric Ries, American Entrepreneur and author of the Lean Start Up
Yes, it is that time again when Eco Watch will featur…
Historic Preservation meetings canceled
April 11, 2024
Please note that both the April 10th and May 8th Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meetings are canceled.
Book-briefs: New regional titles
April 11, 2024
Some new local history titles out this spring:
• “Three Ringling Circus: A History of Sarasota and the Famous Ringling Brothers” by Sandra Gurvis illuminates the Ringling family’s impact on…
Good grief: Charles Schulz biographer here April 24
April 11, 2024
At 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, David Michaelis will discuss his acclaimed biography of Charles Schulz, creator of the beloved comic strip “Peanuts” (a name Schulz did not like).
In its re…
Hotel Cuba author at Fust Library April 18
April 11, 2024
All are invited to listen to author and professor Aaron Hamburger speak in the Johann Fust Community Library loggia and courtyard at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 18.
His novel “Hotel Cuba” is an …
Juvenile bald eaglet entertains at Boca Grande railroad trestles
April 11, 2024
There is always so much wildlife to observe while paddle boarding, kayaking or boating around the historic Boca Grande Railroad trestles, and over the a few weeks ago as a juvenile bald eagle was …
Fire District seeks certificate renewal
April 11, 2024
The Boca Grande Fire Control District submitted an application for renewal of their Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (COPCN), which Lee County staff have recommended for approval at…
Garden Club final season meeting features talk by landscape restoration specialist Rick Joyce
April 11, 2024
Arborist consults with Edison-Ford, Bahamas gov’t
SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB
During the 2023-24 season, Boca Grande Garden Club members benefited from horticultural lectures b…