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State attorney general targets organized retail theft
March 28, 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 »» 
Gills Grocery & Deli sold to Chicago couple
March 21, 2013 A couple from Chicago has bought Gill’s Grocery & Deli Market on Gasparilla Island from 10-year owner Grant Quirk. Purchase price was not disclosed for the North Village Plaza business mainstay. more »» 
Honest Abe returns to life for BG Child Care Center
March 20, 2013 Abraham Lincoln will come life at 5 p.m. Monday, April 8, at the Boca Grande Beach Club. more »» 
Boca Grande classic fetches $2.3M
March 20, 2013 A classic 71-year-old Boca Grande home at 1120/1126 11TH St. West sold March 2 for $2.316 million. The two-story Colonial home includes three bedrooms, 3. more »» 
Islanders wake up at the Outlet at the Innlet
March 19, 2013 Breakfast and lunch are big on comfort foods at the Outlet Restaurant for people staying at the next-door waterfront Innlet or, better yet, living on Gasparilla Island. more »» 
4 factors slam on the brakes for island traffic
March 18, 2013 The busiest January in four years was followed by the slowest February in three years. February traffic cruised in at No. more »» 
2 steps forward, one back for BIPS
March 15, 2013 Record-breaking Green Gala returns and renewed range-light optimism were overshadowed by a distressingly large restroom Monday at the Barrier Island Parks Society Board meeting in Amory Chapel. more »» 
Center Bridge rises high on Orion surge
March 15, 2013 Orion Marine Construction is rolling on the Center Bridge after making short work of the new South Bridge. more »» 
‘Owner’ of Boca Grande Hotel remembers its grandeur
March 15, 2013 Patricia Lowe never owned the Boca Grande Hotel but as an island child she felt it was hers. more »» 
$4.7M BG listing leads new island offerings
March 14, 2013 Even as the real estate market on Gasparilla Island and elsewhere in Florida returns to normalcy, a House Justice Appropriations Subcommittee vote reminded the Great Recession still remains a weight... more »»
Lee County slashes impact fees 80 percent
March 14, 2013 Impact fees have been reduced 80 percent — effective immediately — on new construction in unincorporated Lee Count. more »» 
Fishery Restaurant changes hands
March 14, 2013 A Port Charlotte physician has purchased the popular Fishery Restaurant in Placida from legacy owner Garry Albritton, whose family has operated the eatery since it opened in 1988. more »» 
Boca Grande Historic Society celebrates
March 13, 2013 The Boca Grande Historical Society enjoyed its traditional member appreciation Saturday, March 9, at the historic Teacherage House on the corner of Park Avenue and Banyan Street. more »» 
Gun threat places FM school on lockdown
March 13, 2013 The Lee County Sheriffs Office locked down the Alternative Learning Center Campus at 3650 Michigan Ave. in Fort Myers after learning of a gun threat today. more »» 
Island spring Food Drive engaged in need
March 13, 2013 The short spring Harry Chapin Food Drive on Boca Grande is under way and will conclude after Easter weekend. 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 »»
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 »» 
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 »» |
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