An eagle in the cow pasture along Gasparilla Road, near Coral Creek Airport and the Boca Grande Jet Center. The eagle became the national bird in 1782, during the Second Continental Congress.            Photo by Matt

It was a rainy election day statewide and in Boca Grande and Cape Haze, but that did not stop voters from coming out, even when a brief but heavy downpour flooded the front parking area at the Crowninshield Community House. The big news was the electi…

The Lee County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved changes to the Gasparilla Island parking ordinance during its meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 3, addressing both restrictions on the Gilchrist median and a separate recommendation from the Boca G…