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Lee DUI check set for Friday night
March 12, 2013 A DUI sobriety checkpoint is scheduled beginning Friday at an undisclosed location in Lee County. There were 570 alcohol-related crashes in Lee County in 2011 resulting in 25 fatalities. more »» 
LBC Open House to feature tarpon, butterflies and trails
March 12, 2013 The Lemon Bay Conservancy open house from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Wildflower Preserve will showcase improvements made to the 80-acre former golf course and offer guided tours. more »» 
Boca brining in the St. Patrick’s Day holiday
March 12, 2013 It’s St. Patty’s time again! Shamrocks, green beer, leprechauns, and of course, corned beef and cabbage. Never criticize a dish or chef on a holiday but we’ve all had some badly dried-out corned beef. more »» 
50-year-old man's body found in canal
March 11, 2013 Charlotte County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit detectives identified the man whose body was found in a Port Charlotte canal Friday. He is Michael C. Brenner, 50, 3152 Saint James St., Port Charlot. more »» 
What is your favorite dessert?
March 11, 2013 “The Tuxedo Bomb at PJ’s Seagrille.” — Tallulah Newlin, seventh grade, Boca Grande “Chocolate lava cake from Patrick’s.” — Jilly Scott, ninth grade, Boca Grande “Strawberry shortcake, of course. more »» 
Boca Grande man lands live tarpon — in parking lot
March 11, 2013 A man had his hands full in Scituate,Mass., during a severe late-winter storm last week. more »»
Art in Bloom opens on Boca Grande March 21
March 11, 2013 The Boca Grande Art Alliance is partnering with the Boca Grande Garden Club to present a new exhibit of visual and floral artistic collaboration called Art in Bloom. more »» 
Gasparilla Spa ranks No. 11 in entire nation
March 11, 2013 For the third year in a row, The Gasparilla Inn Spa was named one of the Top Hotel Spas — this time No. 11 in the nation — by Condé Nast Traveler’s 2013 Readers’ Spa Poll. more »» 
Police seek hit-and-run driver who injured Cape Haze cyclist
March 8, 2013 Charlotte County Sheriff's detectives are asking for help finding a hit-and-run driver of a vehicle who seriously injured a woman on a bicycle Feb. 10 in the Cape Haze area. more »»
Lee County sheriffs vote to boot union — again
March 8, 2013 For the second time in a row, sergeants of the Lee County Sheriff's Office have voted to decertify the International Union of Police Associations as their bargaining uni. more »»
Homicide suspected in fatal scooter crash
March 8, 2013 A single-vehicle crash in St. James City involving a motor scooter that killed the driver may have involved murder. Police say Douglas Manson, 68, of 2581 Oleander St., S. more »» 
Photo of the Week
March 8, 2013 Len Tatko of the Boca Grande Camera Club shot this little blue heron at Ponce de Leon Park in Punta Gorda with a Nikon D40 using wide-angle lens. "Never saw one before,” Tatko said. more »» 
AG Bondi targets organized retail theft
March 8, 2013 Attorney General Pam Bondi Friday proposed a plan intended to stop organized retail theft, which costs consumers higher prices as a result of businesses’ losses. more »» 
2 multimillion-dollar BG homes sell
March 8, 2013 PROPERTY TRANSFERS The following Lee County property transfer listings through Feb. more »» 
Police to target Boca Grande spring breakers
March 8, 2013 Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott and Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell announced participation with the Florida Sheriffs Association Task Force in “Operation Dry Spring. more »» 
Gasparilla Inn will uncork first B4 Bash
March 8, 2013 A new B4 Bash will herald the end of the Gasparilla Inn & Club’s season two weeks before it actually closes on the traditional Fourth of July weekend. more »»
Large brush fire extinguished
March 7, 2013 Charlotte County Sheriff's deputies evacuated homes northeast of Rotonda West Wednesday due to a large brush fire. No damages were reported. CCSO received the call at 3:08 p.m. more »»
Remember time change this weekend
March 7, 2013 The Southwest Florida Water Management District is reminding residents to check the timers on their irrigation system controllers before midnight Saturday — the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. more »» 
FWC officer charged in underage sex case
March 7, 2013 Charlotte County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit detectives arrested Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission officer John Michael Hoover Wednesday on two counts of lewd battery on a 14-year-old... more »» 
Lucky cormorant stumbles into Boca Grande
March 7, 2013 Jacques Boudreau, co-owner of the popular Boca Grande eatery Loose Caboose along with his wife, Blanche, came to the rescue of a sick cormorant Saturday afternoon. more »» |
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