Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
Have Snowbirds will travel Chilly nights and windy haze Time to fly to warmer daysOff in flight with Gulf Stream power Resting and flying on the hour We Snowbirds take a Southern routeTo balmy tropics,we chirp and shoutBut vacation plans have gone awry With blizzard crystalsand darkened sky“Oh woe is me” to perch on palms […]
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The Johann Fust Community Library, 1040 West 10th St., Boca Grande, will reopen at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 4. The library was closed due to damage from Hurricane Milton. Regular operating hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The Lee County Library System […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Health & Wellness, News.
Lee County Commissioner Kevin Ruane raised a commissioner’s item during the regular Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21, regarding an upcoming Boca Grande Health Clinic zoning case. The case was heard and continued yet again on Thursday, Jan. 23. The hearing, in Fort Myers, was regarding a variance for parking spaces. The […]
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SUP Englewood will continue its “Coffee & Conservation” event series. The objective is to bring the community together to learn about local conservation efforts and engage with experts in conservation. Organized by SUP Englewood and supported by The Dearborn Coffeehouse & Bakery, the Coffee & Conservation series aims to educate and inspire locals to take […]
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On Sunday, near 14th Street, an unknown pit bull attacked an island golden retriever. The dog was rebuffed by an 18-year-old girl and her father, according to a Lee County Sheriff’s Department Report. The retriever survived, and the daughter and father were injured and bloodied, but did not require medical transport. Deputy Angelo Lanni filed […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Community, Education, Featured News, News.
Back in college in Tampa after expedition Kylie Robbins grew up in and around Boca Grande, but last fall she was far from home during her Semester at Sea that she spent traveling around the world. “Waking up every week in a new country is the most surreal thing,” she said. Kylie went to The […]
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Old Florida Fly Shop items of $900 value An attempted fraud was foiled by the counsel of a grandchild. At 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, Deputy Nick Garber with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported fraud that took place earlier that day. Deputy Garber made contact with the 85-year-old victim, who […]
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Worker stuck to roof until EMS extrication Last Friday, Jan. 17, a nail gun shot a nail through the hand of a roof carpenter on 19th Street. Lee County EMS was called to the scene at 9 a.m. The emergency call stated that a 25-year-old’s hand was reported to be “impaled” but the victim was […]
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Residents of Boca Grande have been seeing jet vacuum trucks cleaning up drains and sewers. The work is part of a master contract from Ajax Paving Industries of Florida for road repairs. “Lee DOT crews are doing final cleanup of the right of way and patching roads that are not on the contracted list,” said […]
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The Lee County Hearing Examiner is set at press-time to hear a zoning case regarding the Boca Grande Health Clinic’s new annex at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23. The hearing, in Ft. Myers, is regarding a variance for parking spaces. The county’s code requires 51 spaces, but the clinic needs 11 spaces for those […]