Boca Grande News Archives

Furman University students built a cabin near the school's 30-acre lake in an effort to better understand Henry David Thoreau's 19th-century book, "Walden." The cabin - a 15-foot by 10-foot structure with two windows, a door, a chimney and a loft - was constructed from a kit shipped to the school by New England Nests.

Tarpon action at Boca Grande is as good as it's been so far. Double-headers have been frequent some days, with tarpon in the pass, on the beaches and in the back of the harbor.

Two legs and a puff. That's what a Snowy Plover hatchling looks like, according to Nancy Lingeman, a member of the Gasparilla Island Sea Turtle Patrol.

Weather forecasts are calling for cloudy skies this Memorial Day weekend, but the Southwest Florida coast is clear, beach monitors said this week.

A former school superintendent of Livonia Public Schools was arrested in Florida earlier this month after he allegedly struck a sheriff's deputy and was drunk in public.

Transit, Inc. of Bridgeport, PA develops hardware and software solutions for the transportation industry, specializing in electronic toll collection, video surveillance and intelligent transportation systems.

Yunet Jomolca and Connor Richard Holmes were happily married May 10, 2009, by the Boca Grande lighthouse in Lee County, following a two-year engagement.

A pool of more than $116 million in unpaid property taxes is drawing investors bidding to earn interest rates of up to 18 percent on the debt.

Charlotte deputies looking for "armed and dangerous" suspect Kottkamp Considers Run for Governor and AG Police search for two credit card fraud suspects Lee Co.

If mullet could express themselves, the fish smacking the water near Fort De Soto Park would be jumping for joy.

Boca Grande Fire Chief David Edmonds, who will be retiring Nov. 1, this week announced that his replacement will be former Arcadia Fire Chief Claude W. Blosser III.

A 30 to 50-foot Sperm Whale was spotted by a fisherman about three miles out in the Gulf of Mexico west of Boca Grande Pass Saturday.

Contributed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Originally published 12:56 p.m., Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Updated 12:56 p.m., Tuesday, May 12, 2009 NAPLES - Anglers from across the state are helping biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute and the Mote Marine ...

Published: Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 5:12 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 5:12 p.m. A fisherman in Port Charlotte caught a 1,060-pound hammerhead shark Thursday morning in Boca Grande, the St.

The Boca Grande Art Alliance this week finalized the dates for its 2009-2010 shows.

A Florida fisherman has quite the fish tale to tell after reeling in a 1,000 pound shark.

BOCA GRANDE Apparently, the only one who did not know that Sen. Arlen Specter was a Democrat was Arlen Specter himself.

Email: "FROM THE CAPTAIN'S LOG: The Case of Frank and Don, or "Frankly, scallop, we don't give a clam"" Photos From: lawfirm@aol.com To: reliabletow Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 4:00 PM Subject: Good triumphs over BS I got the Reliable v.Mills case done today.

At 1 a.m. Friday, April 24, the island lost Midge Calahan. No services are planned in Boca Grande and the family requests no flowers, but cards can be sent to: Box 1836, Boca Grande, FL 33921.