I love Pine Island. It has no beaches, so development has been slow. But every year I see development gradually swallowing up more and more of the island and it worries me. Now, I have nothing against development, per se. I live in a house. Other people have a right to live in a house […]
We made another run to Pine Island today for mangoes. It’s a tradition I started nearly 20 years ago. A new fruit stand has opened for business in a grove I’ve been driving past for years. Instead of wholesaling their mangoes this year they decided to open a retail stand on their property. Today they […]
By David McRee of BlogTheBeach.com It’s amazing what giving really great service can do for a business. Customer loyalty is the number one benefit. After a long hot day on Cabbage Key and Cayo Costa Island State Park, I was starving. First I stopped at the Lazy Flamingo (one of my favorite restaurants in Bokeelia), […]
By David McRee of BlogTheBeach.com. Did you catch the big news from Matlacha and Pine Island? Here’s the video: http://www.fox4now.com/global/video/flash/popupplayer.asp?ClipID1=3733915&h1=Granny%20gets%20her%20Glock&vt1=v&at1=News&d1=124333&LaunchPageAdTag=News&activePane=info&rnd=98512296 Here’s the story: http://www.fox4now.com/Global/story.asp?S=10317894 It goes like this. Grandma and Grandpa pull out of the Sandy Hook Fish House in Matlacha onto Pine Island Road. A carload of young whipper-snappers pulls up behind them and […]
