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Charlotte County cleans up at Coral Creek

A property at 12555 Placida Road, just across from Placida Park at the entrance to the Boca Grande Causeway, is getting a cleanup courtesy of Charlotte County.  “Our county demolition vendor began demo of the house on Feb. 21 and is estimated to take 30 days for complete demolition,” said Breanna Benevenga, public relations manager […]

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The Importance of an involved civic life

Surprises are a happy part of Debby Houck’s world. She loves doing things just a little out of the ordinary. Debby and her husband Rich recently surprised a new acquaintance by explaining that when the glow of a vacation wears off, but you still have time in your dream location, it is probably time to […]

SW Florida Fishing: Spring is almost here

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE The weather has been great the last two weeks and the fish are on the move in the back country. We are starting to see the snook come back in numbers along with some quality size fish being caught on white bait. Along with the snook, the redfish have been biting, […]

Hot dogs with the Methodists at the Strawberry Beach 

On Sunday morning, the day after the Strawberry Festival, a four-year-old boy posed a question. “Can we go to the Strawberry Beach?” The boy, unconcerned with actual geography, thought the whole island was about strawberries. Saturday, he had eaten a whole shortcake by himself, unwilling to share one bite, or split it with his big […]

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Rebecca Cleveland, Third generation in local art

The COVID pandemic was a terrible thing, but it had some incredibly good and unexpected impacts in some people’s lives. Rebecca Cleveland is one of those lucky people. It was when she discovered she really was an artist.  Rebecca is the daughter of a celebrated artist, Gail Cleveland. She is the granddaughter of another acclaimed […]