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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE If you’re a regular Boca Grande beachgoer, you may have noticed a new addition to our already crowded Promenade. A Stonehenge-type obstacle (shown at right) has now been placed right in the walkway at 3rd Street heading north from the beach, obviously meant to keep us from our right to use […]
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On Tuesday, November 12 at 4 p.m., the Johann Fust Library Foundation will show the documentary, “The Price of Everything” at the Community Center auditorium. Then on Wednesday, November 13 at 3 p.m., there will be a conversation about the film in the Library loggia. This two-part event is offered to the public at no […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Lee County Municipal Services Benefit Unit’s “iguana panel” will meet on Monday, Nov. 18 at the Boca Bay Powerhouse at 4 p.m. Budget items regarding street lighting and iguana control will be discussed by advisory board members Sally Kling, Skip Branin, Joan Hall, Kay Wagner and Robert Vanyo, guided by Lee […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) is excited to have successfully launched a volunteer tour leader program in February 2019. This program was initiated in an effort to allow GICIA members and supporters the opportunity to tour the site while learning about the purchase history, the initial upland […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Lee County Parks & Recreation announced last week that it will host a public meeting at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5 in the auditorium at the Boca Grande Community Center, regarding a proposed dog park coming to Boca Grande. The park is being considered for the Wheeler Road ball field location. […]
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■ BY BONNIE PRINGLE, GASPARILLA ISLAND WATER ASSOCIATION The Gasparilla Island Water Association is wrapping up Phases I and II of our much-needed wastewater treatment facility rehabilitation on The Gasparilla Inn golf course. To minimize the impact on golfers, our lease with The Inn allows construction of the new facilities between May 1 and November […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE While it might be nice once a year to feel like you’re getting an extra hour of sleep, waking up in the dark isn’t the easiest thing for a lot of us to do. For kids who have to get to the bus stop, and for people who have to ride […]
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■ BY FRIENDS OF CAYO COSTA The annual Celebrate Cayo Costa State Park event will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. All-inclusive tickets feature round- trip boat transportation from four departure points, all activities and a delicious lunch provided by Little Lilly’s Deli of Pine Island. “This is a perfect family, couples […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association announced the final numbers for the 2019 nesting season. Greens had a record-breaking year on the island, with 22 nests hatching over the past few months. There were 624 nests on Gasparilla Island, with 602 being loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles. The Association reported 592 false […]
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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 […]