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The Island School golf cart parade is Wednesday, May 28

This coming Wednesday, join in celebrating The Island School 5th grade graduates as the golf cart parade makes its way through town. The parade will take place on May 28 between 11:45 a.m. to noon...

Pendergrass in D.C. with Gators

May 22, 2025
Staff Report
News

Lee County Commissioner Cecil L. Pendergrass, Vice Chairman of the Lee County Board of County Commissioners and proud resident of Southwest Florida’s Congressional District 19, was invited to...

Flamingos in air, canoeist Peter Frank on The Great Loop

Perhaps, as God intended, we are truly living in some sort of tropical jungle paradise. Quite regularly, folks are reporting seeing a pair of flamingos, up in the air, up and down the island, and...

Tarpon season is in full swing; time to enjoy waters

Tarpon season is in full swing. The Ladies Day tarpon tournament was successful despite windy weather. Capt. Frank Davis aboard the Native guided his sister-in-law to two silver kings and a...

Boca H2O lineup for Saturday

This Saturday, May 24, is the Buzz Me’Up Boca H20 Festival, held in the water off the sandbar between Gasparilla Island and Placida. The music lineup for the sandbar, according to organizer...

Briefs: Blue barrels end; assist Engelwood Helping Hand

The last day of the blue food barrels for Boca Grande on island was Monday, May 19. Jane Caple thanks all for their support for the homeless in Englewood through Englewood Helping Hand. During...

Maps detail island parking spots, right-of-way landscaping

Almost 500 parking spaces lost to unpermitted gardening At the parking community meeting on Tuesday, May 13, Lee County Commissioner David Mulicka presented several large maps prepared by...

Unextreme makeover of ‘this old house’ of Bob Vila approved by board

Other approval is house by famed architect of Mar-a-Lago Two important Gilchrist house renovations, including a house formerly owned by Bob Vila and another house designed by the architect of...

COLUMNS: VAN HUBBARD

Fixing water quality now, still cheaper than reviving dead estuaries How do we tackle water quality? Just like an elephant. One bite at a time. Many things contribute to these problems. It...

Overwashed sand must follow DEP process to go back on beach

May 15, 2025
Staff Report
News

Lee County reminds residents who may still have sand in their yards from the last hurricane season to dispose of it properly. Beachfront residents with overwashed sand on their property must...