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Shark bite in Pass this week first since 2005
The Boca Grande Fire Department and Lee County EMS responded to their first shark bite call since 2005 on Wednesday, May 1…
Notice to boaters: Waterway is closed through November
■ STAFF REPORT Installation of the Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc.’s temporary construction bridge is now underway…
New date for Ladies Howl
■ STAFF REPORT The annual Ladies Howl at the Moon Invitational Tarpon Tournament has a new date after being postponed on Sat…
New WRTT art features some of our ‘setting sons’
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The artwork for the 2019 World’s Richest Tarpon T…
ISLAND LEO BEAT: Fishing poles stolen from two different locations
The weather may have cooled off, but the island is heating up with the hustle and bustle of season again. Visitors and resid…
Island School Art Show of 2019
The Island School Art Show was a true testament to the creativity and talent of our island children. Shown above, one of the…
TIS hits the road! Trips to Big Cat Habitat, Ringling Museum
All the students at The Island School took field trips last week. Shown here, grades 3-5 took their annual excursion to the…
LBHS tennis finishes year on good note
Lemon Bay High School tennis teams finished the year on positive notes.The boys finished their season as 2A District 11 Cham…
A couple from Cheshire, a Boca Grande love story
Dave and Hazel Webster of Cheshire, UK, were recently in town not only for their annual Boca Grande vacation, but for their…