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April 4, 2024
On Wednesday, April 10 at 4:30 p.m., Paul Greenberg will speak on his book “Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food.” Investigating the forces that get fish to our dinner tables, Paul revea…

April 4, 2024
The Charlotte County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board replaced their regular meeting with a tour of a few of the west county parks on Tuesday, April 2.   “People have lived here for yea…

April 4, 2024
Hank Irvine has recently returned home from the International Tennis Federation’s World Masters Team Tennis Championship with a silver medal. He plays as a member of the Zimbabwe team, which came …

April 4, 2024
Jerry Lorenz, state director of research for Florida Audubon, will be in Cape Haze to speak on roseate spoonbills on Thursday, April 11. “I had no intention of studying spoonbills, but as you s…

March 28, 2024
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Lots of snook have moved into the back country! The last two weeks have been great fishing around Boca Grande, even in the high wind conditions. We are seeing lots of s…

March 28, 2024
Easter Sunday has always represented new life, a sign of rebirth and a time of hope for better days ahead as problems of the world swirl around us. It is more than the fluff of Easter things that …

March 28, 2024
Establishing a natural drug discovery program  What might have seemed like science fiction a few years ago is real-life science at Mote Marine Laboratory. This week, Dr. Kirstie Tanberg Francis…

March 28, 2024
On April 13, Edison and Ford Winter Estates will hold its annual “Grow Fort Myers” Plant Sale and Workshops event. This community-oriented program provides an opportunity for summer gardeners t…

March 28, 2024
Above, a coyote at the South End of the island, near south Boca Bay. The coyote has been seen in the past week. Please be aware with any outdoor pets while on that end of the island. H Wetzel p…

March 28, 2024
The West Coast Chaos, the under-12 boys competitive soccer team from Englewood, has won a major Florida tournament for the third consecutive year.  Head coach Mark Hertz, who also coaches the b…