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The Gasparilla Inn employees are participating in a trash to treasure initiative – bringing the island back together. The f…

BY RICK STAGER You may have seen a shopping cart abandoned on the side of Gasparilla Road near the billionaire’s airport…

A peaceful lone sculler plied the Bayou last Friday on the opening day for the Boca Grande Farmers Market. Families watched…

JoAnn Carol Ridgeway Barwick, aged 94, a cherished mother, grandmoth…

Lighthouses were never of special interest to Dale Uncapher before h…

Merritt “Babe” Neel Darna, a member of one of Boca Grande’s legacy families, died December 24, 2024. Babe was born on Ma…

It’s terrible when food is your enemy. Laura Witt is working to take the “bite” out of food that is meant to make us happy…

BY MILTON BELL Milton Bell is a Boca Grande native, born October 26, 1950, who grew up on the property of the phosphate loa…

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Not only have the holidays brought great weather, they have also brought great fishing! The bac…

On Election Day in November, two seats on the Lee County Board of Commissioners were up for election: District 3, which inc…