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The Olympic horse with a local connection, Baloutinue, won a silver medal in the Olympics on Friday, Aug. 2. The U.S. Olympic Jumping Team secured silver in the jumping team final, with riders Laura Kraut, Karl Cook and McLain Ward. They finished just behind Great Britain, with a time of 229.90. Kraut of the U.S. […]
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Weekly real estate stats from Englewood Board of Realtors, 7/28/24 to 8/3/24 for zips 33946, 33947 and 33921
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The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to purchase 10 acres east of Stringfellow Road in St. James City, Pine Island, for $50,000. The land will be added to the Pine Island Flatwoods Preserve – Bayside, an existing Conservation 20/20 property. The Conservation Land Acquisition and Stewardship Advisory Committee recommended approval of this purchase […]
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Addition to Banyan residence also on Preservation Board agenda Wednesday There are two cases in front of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday, Aug. 14, including the renovation of a residence at 235 Banyan St., across from the Crowninshield House, and alterations and updates to the 3rd Street Bistro, at 310 East Railroad […]
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Charlotte County has closed the Boca Grande Fishing Pier due to storm damage from Hurricane Debby. While there is also a sailboat lodged off of the end of the pier, where the old railroad trestles used to reside, the boat does not appear to have hurt the pier itself. “There is erosion damage from the […]
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Gold medalist Cole Hocker captured in viral video On Tuesday, Aug. 6, Team USA’s Cole Hocker won a gold medal in the men’s 1,500-meter race at the Paris Olympics and broke an Olympic record. In the wake of the win, an inspirational video from 2022 of Hocker training in Boca Grande has been circulating on […]
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Pastor Brian Brightly is leading a group trip back to Cuba this January, in hopes of not only seeing some of the Methodist churches but looking back at some of the previous mission work of Lighthouse United Methodist Church. “The joy for me, is revisiting what Boca Grande did for Cuba 15 years ago,” said […]
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BY MATTHEW HACKL There are few times in life you find the opportunity to upgrade from uncle to “the cool uncle.” My venture arrived in the form of a Gasparilla Island shopping spree. James, 11, William, nine, and Marguerite, four, (affectionately known by all as “Sister”) completed their daily cycle of watching a movie, going […]
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Floridians are about out-memed with hurricanes. This time around, perhaps the only original new take was the visual of a hurricane track of Florida, with the Little Debbie snack girl, superimposed across it. Debby, our hurricane, was with a Y, not an I.E. And she did not come from Chattanooga, Tenn. where the real Little […]
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Capt. Brad puts you on the fish, you catch the fish, you enjoy lots of fish dinners! Photos provided by Capt. Brad Capt. Brad Hickman can be reach at 941-716-3757 or OffshoreBocaGrande.com.