BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Just across the little bridge by the Fishery is a 91-acre piece of land that for many of us is a piece of old Florida eye ca...

PROFILE: Johan Bjurman
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It takes a special person to make a lucrative career in the art world, but Johan Bjurman has done just that. To make it even...

PROFILE: Scott Cotherman … from the classroom, to the board room, to the golf course …
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Scott Cotherman is a man with a professional past that many could only dream of. He has worn many hats, received many kudos ...

2020: It was … a year … ?
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – There’s a lot that can be said about the year 2020, and while we try not to dwell on bad news, not much of it was good. The ...

On the front lines of the COVID-19 battle: A leader in infectious disease research discloses what he has learned about the Moderna vaccine
BY MARCY SHORTUSE- For Dr. Richard Novak, a “vacation” in the time of COVID-19 is a bit of an oxymoron, yet he is giving it a try this week at one of ...

FWC reports return of red tide
BY MARCY SHORTUSE- The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has announced the presence of a red tide bloom just to the south of Boca Grande, and...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Even in 2020 there’s still so much to be thankful for
The year that never seemed to end is finally ending, and if you’re reading this, we are glad you’re still here with us. It was a year of loss for many...

‘We need more time,’ BGHPB says to state in regards to National Register nomination
BY MARCY SHORTUSE- A letter sent from Lee County Commissioner Kevin Ruane to Survey and Registration Supervisor for the state’s Bureau of Historic Pre...

Lee County Commissioners to meet December 1 to make their decision on downtown nomination
BY MARCY SHORTUSE- On the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 9:30 a.m., Lee County Commissioners will hear the findings of the Boca Grande Historic Preserv...

Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board vetoes approval of National Register of Historic Places nomination 4-2
BY MARCY SHORTUSE- The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board voted 4-2 against supporting a nomination for a portion of the Boca Grande residential ...