Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Featured News, News.
The City of North Port’s negotiation team has recommended the City cease the negotiations for a potential public-private partnership with WMS Development Group LLC for the future of Warm Mineral Springs Park. As the team conducted extensive due diligence, the developers revised their proposal to no longer take on the operation of the springs, citing […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News.
It was perhaps the briefest of Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meetings. The Wednesday, March 13 meeting included just one item on the agenda, an accessory building for a garden by applicant Peggy Stanley. Stanley serves on the Board but recused herself from the meeting, to be an applicant herself. Members present included Barbary Wickwire, […]
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The annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Boca Grande Community Center will be held Saturday, March 30. This free event is sponsored by Lee County Parks & Recreation and The Friends of Boca Grande Community Center. Activities include an egg hunt for ages 11 and under, goodie boxes for all children and a photo opportunity […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: We want to thank the two men in their boat “Lucky 13”, whose names we did not catch and who helped us enormously last Friday evening. We had house guests visiting, Hal and Marion. Hal was diagnosed with ALS a few years ago and has no use of his arms, and limited […]
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To the Editor: I read the brief excerpt and felt that the author left out some important points regarding the creation of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority. In my 47 years as resident of Charlotte County, I visited the small quaint fishing village with the phosphate train, hundreds of times, years before all the new development. […]
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BY ERICA RESS MARTIN While watching your friends in a Royal Palm Players production, have you ever dreamed about starring in a show? Well, this is your chance to take a chance and audition for next season’s slate of performances. For two days, April 7 and 8, 2024, new and experienced actors have an opportunity […]
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BY ARLENE HALL, BOCA GRANDE SEA TURTLE ASSOC. Although there is still a bit of morning chill in the air and in the gulf waters along the beaches of Gasparilla Island, sea turtle nesting season will be heating up very soon. Around May 1st, as female loggerhead and green sea turtles start to haul themselves […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.
The recreational harvest of snook in the Panhandle, Big Bend, Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay, Charlotte Harbor and Southwest management regions opened March 1, and remains open through April 30. This includes all Florida state and inland waters as well as adjacent federal waters within each management region. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Breaking News.
A Dogs for Dogs fund-raiser is being held on Saturday, March 16 to raise funds for the last 25 percent of Suncoast Humane Society’s capital campaign for their new campus. “There is no other place in the country – or in the world – like this,” said Chief Executive Officer Maureen O’Nell. “We literally thought like […]
Written by Boca Grande Health Clinic on . Posted in Health & Wellness, News.
BY MARK DRISCOLL Here we are in March already, and I can’t believe how fast the months are flying by. I hope everyone is enjoying Boca Grande, especially now that the weather is finally treating us to warmer temperatures and sunshine. It’s been a very busy season so far at the Clinic, and each month […]