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Lee County Solid Waste requests residents of Boca Grande to put their Hurricane Ian debris curbside by Tuesday, Jan. 3. Contractor continue collections of storm debris and residents are reminded to place green vegetation out for their regular yard-waste collection, which occurs weekly. Lee County this week marked another milestone for debris collection, with five […]
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The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday, Dec. 20 to approve interlocal agreements to fund 14 Lee County Beach and Shoreline projects using more than $5.78 million in Tourist Development Tax revenue. One of the projects money is allocated for is in Boca Grande. The applicant is the Barrier Island Parks Society, and the […]
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BY SUSAN HANAFEE Notes of gratitude continue to pour into the Boca Grande Disaster Relief Fund, which was set up in the wake of Hurricane Ian to help businesses and other island essentials get back on their feet. “I wanted to take a moment and thank all parties, collectively, for their efforts to re-open the […]
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While much of Gasparilla Mobile Estates was dark last Saturday night, in the very back there was a little corner of festivity, complete with Christmas lights. Inside the Clontz home there were nine people gathered to eat, to drink, to share company among friends. Not long ago that was what the little mobile home park […]
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It used to be that we wondered if we caught a flu bug or just had a case of the common cold. Then we weren’t sure if our allergies were giving us a hard time or if red tide was to blame. And of course, we can’t forget COVID-19, which marches on. Right now, COVID-19, […]
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BY ROGER LEWIS Two favorite speakers from past years, Candice Millard and Akhil Reed Amar, will lead the 2023 programming for Friends of Boca Grande at the Community Center. Candice Millard will talk about her new book, “River of the Gods: Genius Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile,” on […]
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People have started noticing a change in the air. It is not only the cold fronts that have started bringing lower temperatures and lower humidity, but the air is full of birds. Recovery from Hurricane Ian is starting to happen among wildlife, as it is doing to many of the human species. Dr. Robin Bast, […]
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BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN Our first major cold front of the season blasted through this week and spoiled the offshore gulf fishing with some strong winds. Things will pick back up as soon as winds settle down. Fortunately, the winds and cold weather don’t stop the backcountry fishing where we can get into the protected islands […]