Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community History.
FIVE YEARS AGO, 2019 The Vasher, Simmons, Dowgiallo, Stockdale and Tincher families enjoyed the NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Washington Redskins game as both teams vied for a seat at the NFL Super Bowl. TEN YEARS AGO, 2014 Construction crews began unloading equipment to begin the long awaited swing bridge. The permanent construction zone […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Featured News, Health & Wellness, News.
By Mark Driscoll, CEOBoca Grande Health Clinic For most people, healthcare is something you only think about when you actually need it. As you might expect, it’s a little different for me; I guess you could say thinking about healthcare is a key part of my job description. Every year I have the privilege of […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Community, Featured News, News.
The Island School has earned an A for the sixth time in a row in the annual Florida Department of Education ranking. These scores are purely informational and meant to serve as a baseline for each school; however, high scores may qualify schools for extra recognition such as the DOE’s Schools of Excellence list which […]
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 Charlotte County Property Appraiser reminds business and rental property owners the deadline for filing the 2024 Tangible Personal Property Tax Return in April 1, 2024. A return must be filed by April 1 to receive the up to $25,000 Tangible Exemption. However, if a blue postcard was received, filing the return has been waived, […]
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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 […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial, Featured News, Opinion, Sports & Outdoors.
This week, Lee County voted to turn one of the two tennis courts on Wheeler Road into four pickleball courts. The case should not be viewed as simply that pickleball is winning over tennis (which it is) only that pickleball is an easier game, and it is increasingly popular, getting couch sitters into the fresh […]
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By JIM COCHRUN,GUEST EDITORIAL I grew up in Naples in the early ’50s. In those years, Naples was a small, tranquil and pristine Old Florida community of 1,500 residents. The bulk of the population was comprised of native Floridian families who held high respect and appreciation for nature and the environment. They were good stewards […]
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On January 10, the members of the Boca Grande Garden Club welcomed Marta McDowell (Chatham, NJ), noted gardener, lecturer, historian and author of several books that combine the literary with the horticultural, or, as she would say, “the pen and the trowel,” including Emily Dickinson’s Gardening Life, The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder and Beatrix […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Community, News.
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 […]