True, summer, afternoon showers and hurricane season are on the way but so is the 2026 Bogus Beacon, 2026 4-Digit Phone Book and in the May/June issue of the Gasparilla Island Magazine, this year’s Tarpon Times special edition.   Photo by Dusty

Packed commission At the Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners Land Use meeting on Wednesday, March 25, commissioners voted 3-2 to deny a petition for a Cape Haze apartment complex that would impact wetlands.  During the Land Use meeting…

Since acquiring the Mercabo Cove property in 2016, the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association has been restoring critical coastal habitat and improving water quality within this important Charlotte Harbor system. The restoration proje…