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August 10, 2017
Adair Newman appreciates spending peaceful days in Boca Grande. She lives on the island with her daughter, Carol Stewart, and her son-in-law, Doug. Carol is a Broker/Associate at Michael Saunders Rea…

August 4, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT The United States Coast Guard has been busy with weather-related activity lately, including a recent rescue just off the Gasparilla Island coast. The Coast Guard and Charlotte County S…

July 7, 2017
■ A beautiful array of fireworks lit the Fourth of July night sky here on the island, over both the Gulf of Mexico and the Boca Grande Bayou. Gasparilla Island was seriously hopping for the entire we…

June 23, 2017
■ Summer camp isn’t always just about swimming and crafting. This week the kids from the Lee County Parks & Recreation summer  camp program spent the morning cleaning up their community, primari…

June 23, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN Eagle Scout Grant Reecher recently turned 18 and graduated from Lemon Bay High School in Englewood. And he’s looking forward to a bright future this fall, when he will be moving to Lon…

June 16, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN At its monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 14, the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board rejected a proposal to relocate a guest cottage located at 300 Third Street West to Matanzas P…

June 9, 2017
■ SUBMITTED BY GIWA The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s (SWFWMD) governing board voted last week to increase water restrictions throughout the region, which affects the Charlotte County…

June 9, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN A home watch worker observed seven baby ducks that appeared to be stranded in a swimming pool at a home on Jose Gaspar Drive recently. When Cindy Burleson noticed that the water level…

June 9, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN Alex Shouppe has been fishing in Boca Grande with his grandfather, Byron Shouppe, Sr., and his dad, Byron Jr., since he was strong enough to hold a fishing pole. And years of practice…