Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Featured News, News, Police & Fire.
Hurricane passes allow island residents and business owners to get back into Boca Grande after a major storm or evacuation event. Property owners and commercial businesses can obtain reentry passes from the Boca Grande Fire Department in advance of any warnings being issued. About 1,000 passes were distributed after Hurricane Ian when the island was […]
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 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 […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial, Featured News.
We appreciate the many personal visits from residents coming by to pick up their 4-Digit Phone Book. We have a standard ritual for it, namely we check to see if the listing is correct, we give each listed person one copy, and we ask if they need to purchase extra copies, which are a bargain […]
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You are cordially invited to meet your Charlotte County elected officials at the Community Center in Boca Grande on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Lots of snook have moved into the back country! The last two weeks have been great fishing around Boca Grande, even in the high wind conditions. We are seeing lots of snook show up in the shallow waters and are catching them on live bait. Along with the snook, the redfish […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Entertainment, Events, News.
Deadline to register to be in the show is changed to noon on April 1st! Come one, come all to the very posh Dog Show – “Puttin’ on the Dog”! We have almost 300 seats available under the tent to watch the show. No charge! Come for free! Saturday, April 6th at 10 a.m. at […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.
Establishing a natural drug discovery program What might have seemed like science fiction a few years ago is real-life science at Mote Marine Laboratory. This week, Dr. Kirstie Tanberg Francis told of her work in searching for new medical breakthroughs from the ocean. Her talk closed out Mote’s 2024 Coffee with a Scientist series at […]
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On April 13, Edison and Ford Winter Estates will hold its annual “Grow Fort Myers” Plant Sale and Workshops event. This community-oriented program provides an opportunity for summer gardeners to learn new ways to enhance their gardening experiences and find some unique plants to add to their gardens. The workshops will start at 9:30 a.m. […]