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Boca Grande beach access updated at Lee meeting
During the Tuesday, April 1 Lee Board of County Commissioners meeting, Assistant County Manager Christine Brady gave an upd…
No way out at State Park entrance
A golf cart got stuck as it attempted to exit the closed construction site at Gasparilla Island State Park. The cart was se…
Groundbreaking for The Island School
The Boca Grande Community Center will hold a dedication for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new The Island School at 10…
J.McLaughlin to feature Clyde Butcher for Everglades group
J.McLaughlin dedicates a day and collection to the Everglades every…
Island shows up for Captains for Clean Water event
Captains for Clean Water held a meeting at the Boca Bay Beach Club M…
Volley from grass of Wimbledon to Florida
Hank Irvine
There’s tennis royalty living just off the Gasparilla Causeway in Cape Haze. He would laugh at that descript…
Letters: Thanks to the producers and participants in first Got Talent
To the Editor:
On Behalf of Boca Grande Woman’s Club and the “Boca Grande’s Got Talent” producers, a very big Thank You…
Deborah ‘Deb’ Hazzard Nash 1941-2025
With grace, wisdom, and an unshakable spirit, Deborah “Deb” Hazzard Nash, age 91, died peacefully on March 17, 2025. Deb wa…
Sellout of Florida racetracks for slots would ruin horse racing
Above, Ocala Stud, in a photo by Louise Rienagel
BY DAVID O’FARRELL
Through nearly 70 years and three generations, my…
Back to business again …
Ariel Ltd. opened its doors this week, for the first time since last summer, to a crowd eager to shop and welcome them back…