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13th Annual Holiday House at Tarpon Lodge Dec. 2, 3, 4

The 13th Annual Beacon of Hope Holiday House will be held at the historic Tarpon Lodge Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 2-4. Hours are 5-9 p.m., Dec. 2; 4-9 p.m., Dec. 3; and 1-4 p.m, Dec. 4. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be in attendance all three days and there will be live entertainment ...

PIE Eagle Book Club

Pine Island Elementary School’s Eagle Book Club would like to thank the Bobby Holloway, Jr. Memorial Foundation for the Sunshine State Young Readers Award Books! The students say thanks for supporting our love of reading!

It takes an island …

Since Hurricane Ian hit, Jody Franke, owner of Pine Island Wellness at Home, has a mission with one goal — helping each displaced islander re-establish a home in the community. Until now, Franke had set her sights on building a company that helped seniors successfully age at home; an ...

DeSantis returns to Matlacha

Gov. Ron DeSantis made another visit to Matlacha Wednesday morning to assure Southwest Floridians that the state is financially behind those who have been affected by Hurricane Ian. “You’ve seen me here a lot over the last 6 or 7 weeks,” DeSantis said, adding that he’s had to spend ...