Savannah Pope (center) defended her Charlotte County Championship title on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at St. Andrews South golf course. The Lady Mantas also continued their winning streak nine years in a row…
BY ERNIE VANDERWALT
We all have our routines. Coffee, first thing in the morning. Brush your teeth, last thing at night, glasses off, plug in the phone. And everything in between.
There’s a wa…
El Nino can have intense atmospheric and oceanographic effects, such as increased precipitation, flooding, and warmer ocean temperatures, with observable impacts on marine ecosystems for months or e…
Andrew Taylor, Lance Schyck, Travis Joiner and Mike Reid of Family Treedition and Reid’s Trees were seen recently working around the island. They serve the commuity of Gasparilla Island and surround…
The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to authorize $3.97 million in interlocal agreements for Beach and Shoreline Program projects, part of nearly $13 million in Tourist Development Ta…
Above, four green turtle hatchlings rescued from a pool skimmer. BGSTA photo
BY ARLENE HALL, BOCA GRANDE SEA TURTLE ASSOCIATION
In last month’s article at the beginning of September, I noted t…
At the Educate Boca Golf Scramble, raising money for scholarships, was a team of students from Lemon Bay High School. Shown from left: Connor McCloud, Kayden Slattery, Tye Yovanovich and Ryan White…
“Brutality to an animal is cruelty to mankind — it is only the difference in the victim.”
Alphonse de Lamartine (1790–1869)
French poet, historian, statesman and leading figure in the 1848 Fre…
On Tuesday, the state’s Department of Environmental Protection published submitted plans for the rebuilding of the Placida Fishing Pier. It is a long-awaited reconstruction after recent hurricanes;…
