Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN The past week a long Easter holiday weekend and spring breaks from school brought lots of families out on the water. Some pretty stiff winds most days kept the offshore guys at the docks, but the winds, along with some good high tides, actually helped out the backcountry fishing. We saw […]
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BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR It’s been a couple good weeks of great spring fishing. With Easter coming early the number of people and boats on the water should slow way down and the lull before tarpon season is a great time to get good snook and reds! When the white pelicans leave and the swallowtail […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
The dire warning above of sea creatures dying continues to rise. In fact, the ongoing saga of the continuous decline of the Atlantic right whale has taken a back seat in the news recently. The latest to make headlines in Florida is the mystery of why the endangered smalltooth sawfish and other fish in the […]
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Dean M. Laux, 91, accomplished Army intelligence officer, publisher, editor, and community volunteer, died Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Born Oct. 26, 1932 in Evanston, IL, Dean spent his early years in Dalton, MA, later graduating from Amherst College with a degree in psychology. Drafted soon after college in 1954, Dean went through basic training at […]
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On Wednesday, April 10 at 4:30 p.m., Paul Greenberg will speak on his book “Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food.” Investigating the forces that get fish to our dinner tables, Paul reveals our damaged relationship with the ocean and its inhabitants. Just three decades ago, nearly everything we ate from the sea […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Featured News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
Hank Irvine has recently returned home from the International Tennis Federation’s World Masters Team Tennis Championship with a silver medal. He plays as a member of the Zimbabwe team, which came in second place in the games for those 65 and older. Irvine plays in the “80s” team category, and his team managed to beat […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Breaking News, Entertainment, News, Sports & Outdoors.
Jerry Lorenz, state director of research for Florida Audubon, will be in Cape Haze to speak on roseate spoonbills on Thursday, April 11. “I had no intention of studying spoonbills, but as you start looking at what these things mean, I actively wanted to make the Everglades healthier and the way to do that is […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News.
Savings remain in Charlotte Lee County homeowners could face a 25 percent increase in their already increased flood insurance premiums next year if a Federal Emergency Management Agency discount disappears this fall. “The discount could be $200 to a couple of thousand,” said Nat Italiano of Italiano Insurance Services of Boca Grande and Tampa. Lee […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Health & Wellness, Profiles.
There’s a fellow at Sea Oats who has the mind of a scientist and the heart of an artist. Dr. John McCall is an interesting mix, with a humble sense of humor that belies his multiple degrees and accomplishments. John and his wife Havala moved to Sea Oats in 2004, after a long-time friend insisted […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: I have been reluctant to participate in your newspaper’s reporting in the past because I did not feel that the coverage was fair or accurate. However, considering your most recent article of March 28 regarding Gasparilla Mobile Estates, I cannot continue to ignore the false reporting that has been repeated in so […]