Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community, News.
Options are still being considered for the offsite bakery and coffee shop for The Gasparilla Inn. Rumors that a new location might be at 411 Park Ave., the site of The Inn’s reservation office, are premature. The site might seem a natural for a new Inn bakery, as it is owned by The Inn and […]
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Charlotte County is working on a Watershed Master Plan, to address drainage and flooding across the county. The plan will collate the issues related flooding in Charlotte County that residents have experienced and put them in a plan to be reviewed and approved in the fall. The information is anonymous, and will only be used for […]
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Roof work began at the Community Center and The Island School this week, with the delivery of supplies and the offloading of construction dumpsters. The actual work commenced Wednesday, January 24, and will be approximately three weeks, or until the roof work is completed. The south parking area on 1st Street and part of the […]
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Charlotte County is working on a Watershed Master Plan, to address drainage and flooding across the county. The plan will collate the flooding issues in Charlotte County that residents have experienced and put them in a plan to be reviewed and approved in the fall. Questions? Contact the county floodplain coordinator, Donna Bailey at (941) 623-1080 […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News.
Story updated 1-26. See editor’s note at bottom. Two Island School students, including a first grader, had their padlocked bikes impounded by Lee County over Christmas vacation, in spite of the fact that they lawfully were in the school rack, and the rack did not have any signage restricting overnight storage. After impoundment, the county […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.
A new marine ecology education series will feature independent researchers on marine biology issues critical to Cape Haze and Charlotte Harbor. The Lemon Bay Coastal Seminar Series, set for an inaugural four monthly talks, will provide high-level access to marine biology researchers that have knowledge critical to the ecological health of Cape Haze and Charlotte […]
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The Rt. Rev. Douglass Scharf, the Bishop of the Diocese of Southwest Florida, will visit St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church on Sunday, January 21, 2024. Bishop Scharf was elected bishop coadjutor of the Diocese of Southwest Florida on April 2, 2022. Prior to his 2022 election, Bishop Scharf was the Reactor of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church […]
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A Boca Grande resident braved the rain to advocate for more tennis courts during the Lee County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 16. Nancy Leckerling, who had never attended a meeting before Tuesday, spoke about the proposed project at Wheeler Road Community Park, asking for two tennis courts to be included in the […]
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The Boca Grande Woman’s Club has discovered a way to develop new talent on and for the island, help young people achieve personal success, encourage investment in the community and feel rewarded while doing all these things. The secret of their success was the 1971 creation of the club’s scholarship program. Since then, massaging, expanding […]
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BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE The backcountry fishing has been off to a great start this new year! We have been targeting pretty much everything from snook, redfish, and trout along with some pompano. Look for some scattered snook on higher tides next to deeper mangrove edges. The redfish and trout have been very active and […]