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Feeding the hungry hard workers trying to rebuild it all

In the time following a disaster, food can serve as a symbol of love and appreciation. That symbolism can be seen all over…

Owner of Gasparilla Mobile Estates makes decision: No more park, what’s done is done

On October 10, while residents of Gasparilla Mobile Estates were busy picking up pieces of their lives from the neighborhoo…

A timeline of water and wind (GIWA and Ian)

BY MARCY SHORTUSE AND RON BOLTON One of the basic necessities of life, one that we often overlook until it is not availa…

Lee County building damage assessments, permits and inspection guidelines

Due to both public and private damage generated by Hurricane Ian, Un…
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Four churches, one common goal – uniting the community

The four churches in Boca Grande did not escape the wrath of Ian. Ne…

A word from Father Carosella

Coming back to a church that was relatively intact after Hurricane Ian has left Father Jerome Carosella a happy man. “Th…

Boca Grande Health Clinic helps after the storm

Dana Pellant and Natalie Cole, nurses at the Boca Grande Health Clinic, were a rescue team driving through storm-ravaged Bo…
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Stranded sailboat rescue depicts just how things work here

BY DUSTY HOPKINS What in the world do you do with a 56 foot tall sailboat mast that has snapped off and is now stuck in…
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Island helping island: Gas from GI goes to LGI

Boca Grande Charities, Inc. – a charitable foundation founded by Capt. Sandy Melvin (and now includes Ron Walker and Pat Wa…

Seeing more bees than usual? Ian might be to blame, but here’s how to help them

Homeless bees are trying to take over the food truck at Whidden’s Marina. Cindy and George Cera and their son Tucker are do…