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The Resilient Florida Program invites prospective speakers to present on flood resilience topics at the upcoming Quarterly Resilience Forum, scheduled for Aug. 6, 2025. The forum provides an opportunity to share project updates, introduce new resources and, most importantly, connect and collaborate with other resilience professionals. Attendees include consultants; staff from city, county, state and […]
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Lee County is in the process of completing a Flood Vulnerability Assessment, and one of the key requirements tied to the state funding for the assessment is a community engagement component. The county is inviting residents to take a flood survey. The county posted the survey beginning Sunday, June 15. The survey is being promoted […]
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FIVE YEARS AGO Fifty-four percent of Lee County had participated in the census. For the first time the census was available on-line. TEN YEARS AGO The Native Now Foundation was selling Indian tacos as a fundraiser for the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation next to Hudson’s. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Megan Clementi, the current Miss Florida, came […]
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Operation Dry Water weekend, taking place July 4 to 6, is a national awareness and enforcement campaign focusing on reducing the number of alcohol-and drug-related incidents and fatalities and fostering a stronger, more visible deterrent to alcohol and drug use on the water. During ODW, law enforcement officers will be on heightened alert for boating […]
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Helen, but everyone called her Nana, mother of Bette Bowen, is once again dancing with her husband. Mom was born and raised in Wisconsin, where she and Bob raised their nine children on a farm. It was an honor that I’ll miss to have her stay on and off with my family here in Boca, […]
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The Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce has released a new visitor survey called “Off Island Visitors.” It comes in the wake of a new ordinance that would restrict parking on the island to two hours for shoppers, and eliminate all beach parking for day-trippers except for Gasparilla Island State Park. The link to the survey […]
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A new draft ordinance would remove public beach access parking from all of Boca Grande, except for the Gasparilla Island State Parks, and institute a two-hour limit for business customers. The ordinance draft was moved forward on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 by Lee County. It will be voted on August 5, 2025. Highlights: Other notes: […]
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Volunteers at the toll booth BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY Don’t you just love it when the timing of something works out perfectly? Being in the right place exactly at the right time gives us grins and goosebumps sometimes, even for seemingly simple events. Here are a few turtle-patrol-related examples I noted from the past […]
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According to the Alzheimer’s Association’s most recent annual report, an estimated 7.2 million Americans aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s disease – and that number is projected to reach nearly 13 million by 2050. One in three older adults dies with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, and it causes more deaths than […]
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Arcila-Jerez killed on stretch where busy road turns to two lanes After a car accident killed María Arcila-Jerez on Burnt Store Road, her family spoke out at the Lee County Commission meeting to make the case for road improvements. Arcila-Jerez was the mother of Ana Eyrich, who is the family ministries coordinator for Boca Grande […]