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Lee residents lose flood insurance discount

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 […]

EcoWatch: A crow’s eye view of Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday has always represented new life, a sign of rebirth and a time of hope for better days ahead as problems of the world swirl around us. It is more than the fluff of Easter things that hide the true meaning of Easter, buried among the hustle and bustle of the day. One sure […]

$148,000 for the Auxcomm Project donated by the Island Disaster Fund

BY BO HAMRICk, PROJECT COORDINATOR The Boca Grande Fire Department has received a of a further $148,000 from the Island Disaster Fund for the Auxiliary Emergency Communications System project, or Auxcomm. These new funds will accelerate completion of an advanced, standby Emergency Operations Center for the Gasparilla Island. For which a number of information display […]

Youngquist pulls out of Useppa Island Club purchase deal 

A fall deal to purchase the Useppa Island Club by investor and entrepreneur Sandy Stillwell Youngquist, owner of the Key Lime Bistro in Boca Grande, has fallen through. Stillwell, CEO of the Stilwell Enterprises & Restaurant Group of Ft. Myers, had entered into an agreement to buy the club in late 2023, but the sale […]

A Clinic Foundation anniversary

As we celebrate the 21st birthday of the Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation, it’s an appropriate time to honor the visionaries who laid the groundwork for a healthier community and to recognize the generosity that has kept this vision thriving. Twenty-one years ago, faced with the task of ensuring the financial sustainability of the Boca […]

SW Florida Fishing: Spring has sprung?

BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN A little late season cold front with strong winds knocked back our local fishing for a few days last week. There was a pretty strong bite for snook and redfish going on in the backcountry as well as some nice kingfish and bonita out in the Gulf. There’s been lots of […]

Local Briefs: intro fishing, Fire Service volunteer, disaster mitigation and woodpecker

Intro fishing for adults at El Jobean Pier Charlotte County Community Services invites those aged 50 and above to participate in free active programs aimed at fostering social connections and well-being.  One such program, Instructor-led Pier Fishing, is scheduled for Saturday, March 23, from 8 to 10 a.m. Participants will convene at the El Jobean […]