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BY JACK SHORT Lee County recently adopted an ordinance to amend certain impact fee collection and schedules and Charlotte County is scheduling a public hearing in order to get feedback on a similar action. In March, 2013, Lee County commissioners reduced the rate of impact fees, which are used in Florida to fund infrastructure requirements […]
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SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB The Boca Grande Garden Club teamed up with the Boca Grande Art Alliance last weekend to present an Art in Bloom Spring Show sponsored by Italiano Insurance. Members of both organizations shared their incredible artistic talents, proving just how lucky we are to have these gifted people in […]
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On Saturday, March 21, two boats collided in Boca Grande Pass, according to a bulletin released by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. According to FWC Officer Jeremy Birchfield, both boats were fishing in Boca Grande Pass and when the operators of the first vessel, two brothers in their mid-teens, brought the boat up on […]
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The Boca Grande Men’s Club had a special treat on Thursday, April 2, when Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney came to speak. Swinney has been coaching for Clemson since 2008, taking over for Tommy Bowden. Swinney spoke to the crowd at the Gasparilla Inn Beach Club about the Clemson program and how he places the […]
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BY JACK SHORT The following is the final part in an ongoing series of recollections of a recent Cuba trip made by the Boca Grande United Methodist Church and our reporter, Jack Short. The culmination of the Methodist missionaries’ trip to Cuba in February was a three-day celebration and series of services held at the […]
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While there are no official sea turtle nests yet on Gasparilla Island, we have already had four strandings. Grace Harvey, the island’s sea turtle permit holder, said she and her patrollers received the calls of deceased, or stranded, turtles within a four-day span One was just off-island, the rest were on our local beaches. “We […]
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Boca Bargains will hold Bag Day on Wednesday, April 22 this year. Buy a large paper sack for $5 and fill it with just about anything in the store. See Ballyhoo for more information.
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On Sunday, April 12 at 5 p.m. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church will be swaying with the sounds of the Mongillo Brothers Quartet. Some of the classic tunes they are expected to perform include “Night and Day,” “A Child is Born,” “Foggy Day,” “Autumn Leaves” and “Georgia.” The Mongillo Brothers have performed together in a multitude […]
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BY M KURZHAUS Woe, had he had it in his genetics to lead the simple life of a normal lepus curpaeum. He, instead, is cursed – yet he is blessed – to have been given the gift of becoming what all of you know as the Easter Bunny (or, if you are German, Oschter Haws). He […]
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Michael J. Lucas, 73, of Port Charlotte, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2015. He was born on January 13, 1942 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Mike was employed as a psychiatric aide at Hudson River Psychiatric Center for 30 years prior to relocating to Florida when he retired in 1998. He became a certified nursing assistant […]