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Permit process causing delays for Shoreline Protection Project plans

November 30, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWINThose questioning when improvements will be made in regard to the Lee County Shoreline Protection Project will have to wait a bit longer before any progress is being made. Gasparilla...

Mark Futch: His passing has left us in shock

September 21, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018 island residents were shocked to hear of the passing of Capt. Mark Futch, a man taken far too early who will be missed very much by many. While...

A pioneering Florida family: The Albrittons, Part II

■ SUBMITTED BY TIMMY SPAIN Editor’s note: Columnist Tim Spain wrote a piece about the Albritton family in May, 2018. This is part two of that series. Aaron Robert Albritton or “Twister,” as many...

A pioneering Florida family: The Albrittons

BY TIMMY SPAIN The man in this photo was a true Florida Cracker. Aaron Robert Albritton was his name, but everybody called him Twister. I guess he couldn’t afford a horse, so he trained that steer...

Parking on beach access streets has changed

BY MARCY SHORTUSE There has been a bit of a change-up on our beach access streets as of late, a change that includes new signs and a whole new way to park. If you look closely at the entrance...

PROFILE: Tim Spain

November 24, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

BY SUE ERWIN – Tim Spain learned how to become a chef after spending a year working at a restaurant in Bordeaux, France. Now the Zolfo Springs native is sharing his culinary talent in Boca...

5th Street beach access closed due to erosion

June 9, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

The Boca Grande 5th Street Beach Access is closed indefinitely due to erosion stemming from recent storms and high tides. The parking lot will remain open. Other Lee County beach accesses on Boca Grande...

Beach access parking to be cleaned up, new signage proposed

March 10, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN Lee County Parks and Recreation Administrative Manager Jesse Lavender unveiled proposed examples of new beach access signs at the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting...

BREAKING: Lee County Commissioners strike Gilchrist from agenda

October 28, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

Lee County Commissioners sent out an email on Friday, Oct. 28 stating that agenda item 26 regarding the Gilchrist Avenue meeting landscape project in Boca Grande has been stricken from the November...