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■ BY SUE ERWIN Englewood native Bradley Fuson has held several positions at the Loose Caboose Restaurant for the past four years. He grew up in Englewood and attended Vineland Elementary School, L.A. Ainger Middle School and Lemon Bay High School. At the age of 7, Bradley began practicing mixed martial arts and specialized in Brazilian […]
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To the Editor: As a member of the Boca Grande Club and a frequent visitor to the island, I feel compelled to register a complaint regarding an inconvenience to traffic yesterday (October 17) caused by swing bridge maintenance. We were heading off island at about 4 p.m. when we had to stop about six cars […]
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■ BY BLANCHE VEDETTE Many people who have lived on island or visited long enough will remember Ernest the Unicycling Bear who used to peddle furiously across the dining room at The Loose Caboose. Several years ago I found a bear very similar to Ernest, but I couldn’t find the motor for him. We hung […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE You may have noticed in the last few months that there are some new sea oats growing around some of the beaches and seawalls where the recent beach renourishment project took place. We tracked down the sowers of these oats, and found out that Lee County was the entity responsible. Timothy […]
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The Florida Department of Health in Lee County (DOH-Lee) today advised residents there has been an increase in mosquito-borne disease activity in areas of Lee County. Several sentinel chicken flocks have tested positive for West Nile virus infection. No human cases of West Nile virus have been reported in Lee County at this time. However, […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association patroller Donna Larson reported that her last sea turtle nest hatched this past week – a green sea turtle nest. Greens had a record-breaking year on the island and in southwest Florida this year, with 22 nests hatching over the past few months. The number of turtle […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN One in eight women in the United States will get breast cancer, and around 12 percent of women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of their lifetime. Unfortunately, Boca Grande resident and pharmacist Kathy James is no exception to this rule. Kathy is married to Dr. Ray James of […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board has a plan to firmly dig their heels in regarding following up on code enforcement issues, according to conversation at their monthly meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 9. After a member of the public stood at the end of the meeting and asked what the status […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN As sea turtle nesting season continues to wind down, there are no changes to the current count of nests on Gasparilla Island. The most recent turtle nest update provided by the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association remains the same as the last three weeks, indicating that the end of nesting season is […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Dr. Samantha Stone’s goal is to help people understand that a stronger body means healthier days ahead. Samantha is a fitness instructor in Boca Grande, as well as some other venues in Englewood. She offers a variety of classes at The Gasparilla Inn and the Boca Grande Community Center, and soon she’ll be […]