Tag: Boca Grande

Thief finds window of opportunity at South Beach

August 4, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT A half-open window alerted a local restaurant owner to nefarious doings at his establishment on Friday, July 28. According to a report by Lee County deputies, the owner of South...

Replacement of truck scale scheduled for completion August 28

August 4, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority truck scale is in the process of being replaced. The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority truck scale is in the process of being replaced. The...

Coast Guard rescues three off Gasparilla Island

■ STAFF REPORT The United States Coast Guard has been busy with weather-related activity lately, including a recent rescue just off the Gasparilla Island coast. The Coast Guard and Charlotte County...

2017 summer camp is in the books

August 4, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT It was another great year for the Lee County Parks & Recreation Summer Camp program, with trips to Legoland, Bowland and every land in between. Headed up by Coach DJ Keisling,...

Profile Elizabeth Burr

August 4, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Elizabeth Burr has been a Realtor in the area for more than 15 years. She started out at the Michael Sanders Real Estate office in Englewood and then began working out of the Boca...

Obituary: Katherine Kennedy Barney

Katherine Kennedy Barney (Kay) died peacefully in her sleep at home on Nantucket on August 1, 2017. Her husband, William Hadwen Barney, preceded her in death last year. Mrs. Barney was born on...

Hey FWC, are you in it for the wildlife or are you in it for the profit?

■BY MARCY SHORTUSE – I’m sure most of you have heard social media mutterings regarding those kids from Manatee County who have appeared in multiple photographs and videos mishandling...

Today is your last day to vote for the Fust Library!

July 28, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT This is your last few hours to make the Fust famous, by voting now in the American Institute for Architects and the Florida Foundation for Architecture contest to see which of 25...

New Palmetto Inn owners plan to preserve ambiance of historic building

July 28, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

Aashish Patel and his father, George Patel, own the Boca Grande Resort on the north end of the island. The hoteliers recently purchased The Palmetto Inn on the island. ■ BY SUE ERWIN Although The...

Matthew Reas gets 10 years for death of Dylan Gonzalez

July 28, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE A Wauchula man received a 10-year sentence for his part in the 2016 boating death of Englewood man Dylan Gonzalez. In the 20th Judicial Circuit Court on Wednesday, July 26...