Real Estate Chart: July 7-13, 2024
Weekly real estate stats from Englewood Board of Realtors, 7/7/24 to 7/13/24 for zips 33946, 33947 and 33921
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Oliver Carr rebrands development and property companies into CarrAmerica
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News, Real Estate.
In a move to honor its legacy and mark a new chapter in its storied history, Carr Companies has announced that it is rebranding to CarrAmerica. “As we transition to CarrAmerica, we are more committed than ever to building the communities of tomorrow,” said Austin Flajser, president and chief executive officer of CarrAmerica. “Our new […]
Sheriff’s Deputy Garber wins cheers for quieting noisy party boat
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Breaking News, News, Police & Fire, Sports & Outdoors.
A Lee County Sheriff deputy shut down a noisy party boat anchored off the Gasparilla Island State Park beaches over the Fourth of July weekend. The boat was offshore, but it was so loud it ruined the peace for the dozens gathered on the beach. It was also in violation of county ordinances. It is […]
Q&A: History professor at UVA on public beach access
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community, Featured News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
The issue of parking and beach access in Boca Grande is not unique to Gasparilla Island, or even Southwest Florida. University of Virginia historian Prof. Andrew Kahrl studies the social and environmental history of land use, real estate and racial inequality in the U.S., and teaches courses on African American history, real estate and U.S. […]
Cane toads hanging by dam streets?
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Featured News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
Cane toads have been spotted around the island recently. Be sure to differentiate these invasive species from native Florida toads. George Cera, who was the primary iguana hunter in Boca Grande for many years, wanted to remind residents not to kill native toads. One easy way to identify a cane toad is that it has […]
EcoWatch: A special movie to inspire and make one smile
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Entertainment, Sports & Outdoors.
“Sometimes we feel lost.We push and we suffer,we keep goingand that makes all the difference” Arthur the King movie This week, Eco Watch will share a happy occasion when hubby and I went to the library to pick out some videos. Once in a while, we come across a great movie by accident, and fortunately, […]
SW Florida Fishing: Water temps up and so is fishin’
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE The summer heat has started to really bring water temperatures up making the inshore shallow water fishing a little finicky. Lots of snook are still being caught but look to target them in deeper moving water where it’s not so hot. Redfish are still being caught as well on high tides […]
Englewood Sailing Learn to Sail Summer Camps
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Entertainment, Events, Sports & Outdoors.
Englewood Sailing Association keeps delivering their agenda of teaching youngsters ages eight to 17 the basics of sailing by offering three Learn to Sail Summer Camps.The latest LTS students along with C.H. Ritt, President of ESA, proudly display their grad- uation certificates. The class managed to complete their duties in spite of high winds and […]
IV training at the Boca Grande Fire Department
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Health & Wellness, Police & Fire.
Last Wednesday afternoon, July 10, Silvia McCoy, a trauma nurse who runs Rescue Garage of North Port, was at the Boca Grande Fire Department for the final day of IV training. Members of the department brushed up on their technique using a dummy arm, before taking turns practicing on each other. Here, paramedic, Daniel Martinez […]
Lee County creates new tool for insurance information
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community, News.
Lee County has announced that it enhanced the dedicated website landing page and launched a new tool related to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Flood Insurance Program. FEMA’s retrograde decision is expected soon, and in an attempt to help educate the community on the efforts that have gone into retaining the CRS rating, the […]