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Briefly: Tarpon pull set by Lemon Bay; Rotonda rehab

Lemon Bay Conservancy will hold their next tarpon pull event on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 8 a.m. They will first need to load the seine net and other equipment in the jon boat before using their UTV to tow the boat over to the ponds located by Fiddlers Green. Please use the Lemon Creek […]

Cause of Little Gasparilla fire still undetermined

The cause of a Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023 house fire on Little Gasparilla Island cannot be determined due to the nature and temperature of the fire, and the speed with which crews could get there to put it out. “It was so far gone,” said Chief Bill Underhill of the Little Gasparilla Fire Department. State […]

‘Putting Around Boca’ golf Fire Dept. event set for March 23

As the Boca Grande Fire Department’s “Putting Around Boca” mini-golf fundraiser in March continues to grow in scale, they have decided to work with the county to block off the street for the event, also emphasizing the need for new fire trucks.  The Fire Department will now be the main hub of the event on […]

Lee County adds to conservation land

Lee County continues to add to conservation lands in the county as part of their Conservation 20/20 land acquisition and stewardship advisory program. The new additions are: • Eight in-fill parcels located in the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed area in southeast Lee County, totaling 194 acres. The largest parcel is 164 acres, five parcels are […]

Steinbrenner daughter talks Yankees and Yogi Berra

General Partner and Vice Chairperson of the New York Yankees and Boca Grande homeowner Jennifer “Jenny” Steinbrenner Swindal attended the screening of “It Ain’t Over” on Wednesday morning of the 2024 Boca Grande Film Festival. “This is a special movie,” Swindal said after the screening. “It was emotional in many ways.” Yankees Hall of Fame […]

‘Sunflower Effect’ makes bendy tower

A small and occasional bend in the new Boca Grande cell tower is a common issue with steel pole construction. It is not an optical illusion. The cellular industry calls the issue the “Sunflower Effect,” wherein the sun hits one side of the steel on our new Boca Grande cell tower, causing it to bend ever […]

Resort and marina at Placida fishery nets updated site plan 

Work to bring the grounds of the old Placida Fishery project back to life are proceeding, albeit slowly. “We are working with Charlotte County to finalize the utilities and easements,” said Jay Feinberg, who is developing the property with his wife, Cookie Potter. The project at 13000 Fishery Road is Boca Grande Peninsula Resort & […]

SW Florida Fishing: Spring … is almost here.

BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR I don’t know if I have ever seen the fishing go from so bad to so good so quickly. Part of me worries that the cold and windy weather is not totally behind us, but I love spring and want it to last as long as possible! We headed out in […]

EcoWatch: Shhh – don’t say climate change

“If you think the environment is less important than the economy try holding your breath while you count your money.” – Guy Mc Pherson, American scientist and professor emeritus of natural resources and ecology Time marches on along with bad decisions that continue to affect all Floridians. It was in 2011 that officials with the […]