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■ STAFF REPORT If you’ve wondered about the new Lee County government SUVs roaming island streets in the last few months, they are the Lee County parking rangers who patrol county beach accesses, parking areas, the Boca Grande Community Center park and the Lee County portion of the ‘Pink Docks” (the 5th Street Guide Docks). […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN How badly did red tide affect our snook population over the past year? Mote Marine Laboratory scientist Dr. Jim Locascio visited the island on Wednesday, Feb. 13. to discuss the results of a research project he conducted last summer, and answer any questions residents may have about the health of our […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Join Mote Marine scientist Dr. Jim Locascio for “Coffee with a Scientist” at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13 in Mote’s Boca Grande Outreach Office located at 480 East Railroad Ave. in Boca Grande. Dr. Locascio’s presentation, entitled “Response of Snook to the Red Tide Event,” will include preliminary results from research […]
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■ BY MARY COOK Prominent British author/historian Andrew Roberts was back in Boca Grande last week on Wednesday, January 30. This time he came because the island wanted to hear about his book Churchill, Walking with Destiny. Why another Churchill biography, when 1,009 had already been written? First, as reported in the news, Queen Elizabeth […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Islanders packed the Boca Grande Community Center on Thursday, January 24 to hear two gracious and amusing women speak about a couple that is near and dear to the heart of Boca Grande. Ellie LeBlond Sosa, granddaughter of George and Barbara Bush, and her mother, Doro Bush Koch, held an interactive discussion about […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The first annual Boca Grande Film Festival will begin with the jaunty cult classic “Captain Ron,” held on the lawn of the Boca Grande Community Center on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. Sit on your golf cart or bring some chairs along. Films will be shown on Thursday, Friday and Saturday during […]
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■ STAFF REPORT An Englewood man was arrested this week on island after an altercation on the street led to multiple charges. Gregorio Garcia Jr., 28, of Englewood was charged with burglary to an unoccupied conveyance, second-degree larceny, battery and resisting an officer after fighting with another man at the intersection of Gasparilla Street and Gulf […]
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■ STAFF REPORT If you enjoy learning about local history, you won’t want to miss the first Bytes session of the season on Wednesday, February 6, at 11 a.m. at the Johann Fust Community Library. Frank Newlin will share stories of his grandparents, E. Mortimer and Elizabeth Battles Newlin, who first arrived on a visit to […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Close to 100 people filled the Mote Marine Boca Grande office on January 9, to hear Dr. Vince Lovko speak on Florida red tide. His presentation, “Florida Red Tide – What’s True and What We Can Do” included information about how a red tide bloom is initiated and the phases that […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Grab your coffee mug and some biscotti and head down to the Mote Marine office in Boca Grande, 480 E. Railroad Ave., for some coffee with the always-lovable and ever-knowing Dr. Vince Lovko on Wednesday, Jan. 9 from 9 to 10 a.m. A presentation about the current status of our red tide situation […]