To the Editor: After reading about complaints filed against our downtown merchants, I have a couple of theories about the Grinch that wants to steal t...
Information sought in case of blow-darted heron
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Local deputies responded to an unusual and horrible call on Saturday July 13 at 1st Street near the Boca Grande Community Center. ...
In case you were wondering …
■ STAFF REPORT We have word from Lee County that the seats in front of Dolphin Cove/Pink Pony/Tortuga were removed only temporarily. Timothy Engstrom,...
Obstacles in the ‘Promenade’ prompt questions of ownership yet again
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The right to roam the Promenade is being infringed once again, not only by overgrown bushes but by brand-new plantings right in th...
More details of GICIA v. Damfiwill made available
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE More information has come to light regarding the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association’s lawsuit against Lee ...
Lee County iguana panel now has four, possibly five members … Met and approved new fiscal year budget
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE At the first Lee County MSTU “iguana” board meeting in several years on Tuesday, March 5, the board approved a new budget and had ...
Lee County commissioner addresses island parking issues, new parking rangers
■ BY COMMISSIONER JOHN MANNING The following was written by John Manning, Lee County Commissioner for District 1. This letter pertains to the changes ...
Beach ramp at 5th Street to be complete sometime in early spring
■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Visitors to the island who are curious about when the ADA handicap-accessible ramp will be available again will be happy to learn the...
2018 Midterm election results
■ BY SUE ERWIN Voter turnout on Tuesday exceeded the 2014 midterm election in both Lee and Charlotte counties. Lee County precinct 18 (Boca Grande Com...
Attorneys on both sides of Three Sisters suit agree to extension, toll
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Attorneys representing all sides of the ongoing “Path to Three Sisters” court case have agreed to cool things down for a time. In ...