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Suncoast Humane Society announces December events

To the Editor: Suncoast Humane Society will hold their popular “Doggie Tales” reading adventures and “Dog About Town” in December on the following dates: December 7, 1 to 3 p.m., Dog About Town, Petco, Port Charlotte (Tamiami Trail); December 10, 3:30 p.m., Doggie Tales, Elsie Quirk Library, Dearborn Street, Englewood; December 11, 6 p.m., Doggie […]

Taste of Boca Grande tickets available now

■ STAFF REPORT The 17th annual Taste of Boca Grande will be here before you know it, and tickets are on sale now. The date is easy to remember – Monday, Feb. 4, 2019 from 6 to 9 p.m. – because it occurs the day after the Superbowl! The event takes place at the Boca Bay […]

Beach ramp at 5th Street to be complete sometime in early spring

■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Visitors to the island who are curious about when the ADA handicap-accessible ramp will be available again will be happy to learn there is a current project in place to repair it. The plan also will include an additional 40 feet of ramp. Lee County Government Communications Specialist Tim Engstrom said […]

Permit process causing delays for Shoreline Protection Project plans

■ BY SUE ERWINThose questioning when improvements will be made in regard to the Lee County Shoreline Protection Project will have to wait a bit longer before any progress is being made. Gasparilla Island State Park Manager Rick Argo said the current project constructed in 2013 (similar to the 2007 Gasparilla Island Shore Protection Project, […]

Boca Grande Hope for Haitians moves on to Savann Kabrit in 2018

■ STAFF REPORT Life for dozens of families in Savann Kabrit, Haiti, is looking brighter after they received homes and an opportunity to escape the cycle of poverty, thanks to the generosity of Ben and Louise Scott, Boca Grande Hope For Haitians and Food For The Poor. “I am feeling joy. I feel like blessings […]

Fust Library presents free book wreath classes this Saturday

■ If you have enjoyed Sandy Jacobs’ monthly displays of folded book art at Fust Library, be sure to peek into the loggia or vestibule to see her wreaths made of book pages . A smaller version of the wreath design will be taught by Sandy in her once-yearly holiday class on Saturday, Dec. 1 […]