On Tuesday, the Charlotte County Commission heard a staff discussion about right-of-way encroachments on Don Pedro and Knight Island. The issue for the July 21 meeting was that not only are there trees, bushes and items blocking street and beach rights-o…

Mila Wyman never misses a chance to ride the waves in the area and with tropical storm Bertha in the upper Gulf, waves came to Gasparilla Island. Coming from a birthday surf trip from El Salvador recently to some wave action on the local beaches.  Pho…

Recent rains, and help from the community, staved off a water shortage on the island a month ago. “The tanks are full.” said Ron Bolton, executive director of Gasparilla Island Water Association. The island uses from one million to one million and…