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Port Boca Grande Lighthouse reopens after hurricane closure
The Barrier Island Parks Society (BIPS) will reopen the historic Port Boca Grande Lighthouse and Museum at Gasparilla Islan…
Birds, paragliders fighting for shore leave
Charlotte County environmental specialists have posted a bird nesting area at the north end of Gasparilla Island in front o…
Saying Good-bye
Penny Sims said good-bye to her beloved Glory Bea. Glory Bea was known fondly island wide, and she will be missed ♥.
Pho…
Lighthouse Methodist Pancake Awards
The Lighthouse UMC Pancake Breakfast Team got together to celebrate…
Goodbye to The Rev. Chris Gray
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church said goodbye to The Rev. Chris Gray, w…
Letters: Time for action
To the Editor:
It is hard to dispute that the residential roadways of Boca Grande have become overwhelmed with parked ca…
OPINION: NANCY LECKERLING
Taking on a cleaner island, honoring a friend
BY NANCY LECKERLING
Twenty-five years ago, when my husband Jon and I we…
The rains came, the island got quieter
This Tuesday, the first rain of the season arrived. It was a real rain, too, precisely at 2:29 p.m., and resulted in some “…
EcoWatch: Humpback whales may soon tell their stories
“The whales do not sing because they have an answer they sing because they have a song.”
Gregory Colbert, poet, filmmake…
SW Florida Fishing: They’re biting. Where are you?
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
Another great week of fishing here in Boca Grande! We are catching a little bit of everything f…