Dining Venues
LINKSIDE CAFÉ @ Burnt Store Marina C.C. – 941-637-6405 http://www.bsgac.org 23415 Vincent Ave, Punta Gorda 941-637-6405 Open to the public Brunch – Sunday – 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Lunch – Monday – Sunday, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. *Dinner – Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday, 5 – 8 p.m. *Call for information for specialty […]
The Recipe Box
EVERYDAY CHICKEN CASSEROLE After a long day, you may not want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. That’s when this Everyday Chicken Casserole comes in handy. This chicken casserole recipe can be made the night before and cooked the next day! The recipe comes straight from “Mr. Food’s Test Kitchen.” I don’t […]
Gardener’s Wheelbarrow
If you have not already done so, prepare your September landscape for possible damaging high winds and torrential downpours from passing tropical storms. September can present a higher probability for hurricanes in SW Florida. Hurricane season peaks between August and October, with September 10 as the day you’re statistically most likely to find a tropical […]
September Off-Beat Holidays
The 2026 hurricane season is designated to the dates June 1 to November 30. We are in the middle of it! If you were in Burnt Store Marina September 28, 2022, you know how Hurricane Ian changed our world in just 24 hours. September is Disaster Preparedness Month, an annual campaign held every September since […]
Bicycle News
CALLING ALL BICYCLISTS Burnt Store Bikers meet at 7:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday at the Burnt Store Marina Country Club parking lot. We ride in the Lakes, and usually ride between 5 and 10 miles, and often stop for coffee at the Trading Post afterwards. Please do not feel you need to be a fast […]
Rules for Driving Golf Carts
There has been some confusion about operating golf carts in Burnt Store Marina. Please be aware that there are rules for golf cart use, and a violation will get you a citation from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Effective October 1, 2023, golf carts may not be operated on any “streets” by someone who is […]
Safe and Courteous Use of Burnt Store Marina Streets and Bike Paths
Burnt Store Marina is a privately owned gated community where the community owns the streets, however, the Board of Directors has authorized the Lee County Sheriff’s Department to provide traffic control according to the laws governing county roads. All traffic controls, stop signs, caution signs and speed limits are enforceable by the Lee County Sheriff’s […]
Is It Your Glasses, or Is It Something Else?
It’s a familiar routine. Your vision gets a little blurry, so you update your glasses prescription. Then a few months later you’re struggling again — and the glasses you just paid for don’t seem to be doing much at all. That cycle is one of the earliest signs of cataracts, and it’s one of the […]
Is It Your Glasses, or Is It Something Else?
It’s a familiar routine. Your vision gets a little blurry, so you update your glasses prescription. Then a few months later you’re struggling again — and the glasses you just paid for don’t seem to be doing much at all. That cycle is one of the earliest signs of cataracts, and it’s one of the […]
What Sleep, Your Heart, and GLP-1 Medications All Have to Do with Your Brain
EXPERT COLUMN Every night, while you sleep, your brain does something remarkable. It cleans itself. A network of fluid pathways — called the glymphatic system — flushes out metabolic waste products that accumulate during the day, including proteins linked to brain disease — the same harmful proteins most strongly associated with Alzheimer’s disease. When that […]