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BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN Our first major cold front of the season blasted through this week and spoiled the offshore gulf fishing with some strong winds. Things will pick back up as soon as winds settle down. Fortunately, the winds and cold weather don’t stop the backcountry fishing where we can get into the protected islands […]
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Sandy Stilwell Youngquist, owner of the new Keylime Bistro, is ready to bring her sense of fun and flare to Boca Grande. She has been doing that in Captiva for a number of years and has now expanded her special brand of hospitality magic to the north side of the Pass. She is delighted to […]
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Fruits and vegetables, essential oils and specialty mushrooms have been replaced with mulch, sawdust and construction debris at the end of Wheeler Road this month. And, as it looks right now, we won’t have a farmers market this year.Local Roots Farmers Markets, LLC, is looking for a suitable place on the island to continue with […]
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There’s a lot of misinformation floating around about what the wind speeds were during Hurricane Ian. Some people swear their neighbor has a device that measured 225 mph winds. Others say they know someone who clocked 230 mph winds and one even swore they knew someone who got a 256 mph reading. That being said, […]
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The Hermitage Artist Retreat today announced the first several programs for the new calendar year. These events will be presented on the Hermitage’s historic beachfront campus on Manasota Key and throughout Sarasota County. Newly announced January programs include featured artists and performers sharing their work, including author of “Breath Better Spent: Living Black Girlhood” […]
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“I don’t think that every staff member reads their emails, and that is a common error in any organization,” he said. Supervisor of elections Tommy Doyle It would appear that the results are in from the 2022 election, and it only took a couple of weeks. Of course, everyone with a television set or a […]
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Submitted by the Lee County Property Tax Collector’s Office On Wednesday, Nov, 23 more than 538,000 property tax bills were mailed to home and business owners in Lee County. This information can be accessed online at LEETC.com. These bills reflect the value of the property as of January 1, 2022, when Florida law required them […]
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Submitted by the Boca Grande Woman’s Club Mother Nature has dealt our island quite a blow, and many are still recovering from Hurricane Ian. Let us band together to show our resilience. On Sunday, Dec. 4 at 5 p.m., gather with us in front of Hudson’s for a ceremony dating back to 1954. Please join […]
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Submitted by the Johann Fust Library Foundation Tired of thinking about your hurricane issues? Need a slight change of scenery and some enrichment with fellow book lovers? On Thursday, Dec. 15 the Johann Fust Library Foundation invites you to attend “Notes: On Writing and Music” with Hermitage Fellows Chigozie Obioma and Levy Lorenzo at The […]
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Catherine Anne Halpin Munsell, 81, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Boca Grande passed away on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, in Englewood. Cathy was born in Fort Riley, Kansas, to Lawrence and Margaret (Schuele) Halpin, on Oct. 30, 1941, and grew up in Cedar Rapids. She was young at heart and had an energetic disposition. She […]