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Two weeks ago, new signs reminding residents that golf carts are prohibited on certain stretches of Gasparilla Island were placed at some locations, including the beginning of the Lee County line. Lt. Mike Sawicki, who oversees Lee County Sheriff operations in Boca Grande, had submitted the work order for the signs. “The purpose of the […]
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With the 2024 general election rapidly approaching, The Florida Bar has updated its resources to assist voters with the state’s judicial election processes, including The Vote’s in Your Court website, as well as an improved printable voting guide. Unlike in many states, Florida’s appellate judges and Supreme Court justices are not chosen in contested elections. […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Featured News, News, Real Estate.
Island real estate not easy to categorize; values hold steady If property owners have questions about their assessments that came out in recently sent Truth in Millage notices (TRIM), they have until Sept. 17 to contact the Lee County Appraiser’s office online at leepa.org or call (239)533-6100. “The first thing is, I encourage people to […]
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Appreciation and props due for the staff of Gasparilla Island State Park, who have taken over the trash receptacle at 480 Gulf Blvd. near Turtleback Condos. It replaces an old Lee County Recreation and Parks receptacle. The State Park stepped up when Lee County removed theirs. The trash and dog receptacle sits at a Gasparilla […]
Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Columns, Featured News, Sports & Outdoors.
How can we expect small businesses to survive dealing with the uncertainty of National Marine Fisheries’ inability to factor into their decisions the crippling impacts on our marine and tourism? This is not about politics or a political party, this is simply about the bureaucratic government’s brazen, inconsiderate attacks on our ability to create and […]
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BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY As of August 31, the BGSTA turtle patrollers have officially phased out of monitoring the entire length of each of our zones and will now only focus on the remaining incubating nests. This change in our monitoring protocol occurs when no new nests or false crawls have been documented for […]
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Bella Vida is serving up smoothies, avocado toast, breakfast and lunch. Gianne is enjoying a salted caramel latte and Iris is holding a BocaBeet smoothie. 480 E. Rail- road Ave., Ste 3. Photo by Matt
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BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY With no new crawls this past week, it is almost certain that we have seen the end of the nesting phase of the 2024 season. After a certain number of consecutive days with no new crawls, the BGSTA turtle patrol volunteers will shift their entire focus to those remaining incubating […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Health & Wellness, News.
This Wednesday, Aug. 28, the Boca Grande Health Clinic appeared in front of a Lee County Hearing Examiner to discuss parking requirements for their new building project. There was no ruling; the county continued the case until Nov. 22, 2024. The process is independent of the county manager and his departments. The case is VAR2023-00002. […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Featured News, News.
While some restaurants and businesses are closed this time of year, many are still open and are rolling out sales during this Labor Day weekend and beyond. “There’s a lot to offer at great prices this time of year,” said Ruth Amen of The Palm on Park. “It will definitely be worth the visit.” The […]