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New Boca Grande Fishing Hall of Fame inducts first honorees

We finally have a Boca Grande Fishing Guides Hall of Fame. Many times, folks had discussed a hall of fame for our traditional tarpon fishery cornerstones and its guides. Now we have one. The gathering for the inductions was impressive: a collection…

Captains for Clean Water celebrates 10 years at Miller’s

Captains for Clean Water hosted a well-attended 10th anniversary event at Miller’s Dockside last Thursday evening, April 9. Captains, which was founded in 2016 following a catastrophic red tide event, has held several events in Boca Grande in recent y…

Nude laptop photos subject at Charlotte meeting

Plastic surgery uploads During what was expected to be a routine Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners meeting focusing mainly on the 1 percent 2026 Sales Tax Extension projects, things took a contentious turn late in the meeting after at lea…

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Coral Creek wetlands to undergo restoration under federal water program

Above, the area to be returned to wild condition The Southwest Florida Water Management District is beginning an effort to restore an area on Coral Creek, just south of Rotonda West. Located…

Surveyor tape tied at Eldred’s

While there is no “under contract” on the sign, there has been activity around the borders of the Eldred’s property with new survey markers along the perimeter and on the borders with the Gasparill…

Island parking meeting set for this Wednesday

The first meeting of the Boca Grande Parking Committee will be held on Wednesday, April 22 at 1 p.m. The public meeting, which will include all 15 members of the committee as well as Lee County s…

New Hall of Fame for Boca Grande fishing

The Boca Grande Historical Society held the first ever launch of the Boca Grande Fishing Hall of Fame on Tuesday, April 14. The dinner and awards period included friends and family of honorees, as w…

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Gasparilla Island Magazine earns state awards

Gasparilla Island Magazine has been recognized in the 2026 Florida Magazine Association Charlie Awards, earning honors…

Fire Cadets Friday

The Boca Grande Fire Department will host a Mini Fire Cadet Academy on April 17 at BGFD Station for students in grades…

Tarpon Season Kick-off Party Saturday

The Boca Grande Fishing Guides Association is hosting the first annual Tarpon Season Kick-off Party on Saturday, April…

International Women’s Fishing

The International Women’s Fishing Association met this week in Boca Grande for the Boca Grande Funament, held from Apr…

Workshop on county land, right-of-way issues

The Charlotte County Commission has scheduled a workshop at 9 a.m., Tuesday, April 21 in Room 119 of the Charlotte Cou…

Manual bridge barrier opening Wednesday

On April 15, vehicular traffic along the Boca Grande Causeway at around at 1:40 p.m. was delayed for approximately 40…

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