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Placida Bunkhouse needs local buy in for re-use
Charlotte County commissioners voiced unanimous support for preserving the historic Placida Bunkhouse and ultimately return…
Signage digs in across Lee County part of Gasparilla Island
As signs go up across Boca Grande for a new parking ordinance, some merchants are already worried about placement, includin…
First discussion on Amory Chapel’s future use
An engineering firm has applied for preliminary permitting for conversion and construction of Amory Chapel in the Gasparill…
Boca Grande parking on Charlotte agenda this Tuesday
At its Tuesday, Oct. 28 meeting, the Charlotte County Board of Count…
Bayou Bridge deconstruction will take two weeks
The actual removal of the Bayou Bridge began this week on behalf of…
Follow Charlotte MSTU taxing units
Property owners in Municipal Service Benefit Units and Municipal Service Taxing Units (MSTU/TU) can sign up for information…
Mary Naylor Donahue 1940-2025
Mary Naylor Donahue passed away peacefully on October 19, 2025, following a courageous battle with kidney and heart disease…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Pat Sherman
New firefighter-paramedic at BGFD
When firefighter-paramedic Pat Sherman joined the Boca Grande Fire Department, he wasn…
ESSAY: RICK MUSGROVE
From Illinois, turtle appreciation
BY RICK MUSGROVE
When I first arrived at the west side of Gasparilla Island in Boc…
OPINION: MARK DRISCOLL
Reflecting on five years at the Clinic
I was walking on the island the other day, passing the construction site where th…