Author: Staff Report

New Gasparilla Magazine and Tarpon Times out now

April 11, 2024
Staff Report
News

The May/June edition of Gasparilla Magazine is out, featuring stories on water quality organizations, Boca Grande brands and Florida’s 3,500-year-old Senator Tree. Plus, this edition includes our Tarpon...

Briefly: Laser Regatta on April 14 at the Boca Bay Powerhouse

There will be a 2024 Island Regatta for the BSYC Laser Class model remote controlled boats on Sunday, April 14 at the Boca Bay Powerhouse. Qualifying races start around 2 p.m. Finals are around...

R. P. Eddy at Men’s Club

April 11, 2024
Staff Report
Entertainment

Ergo CEO R.P. Eddy, at right, spoke to the Boca Grande Men’s Club on Monday, April 8. He recently co-authored ‘Warnings: Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes.’ He is pictured here with his father,...

Briefly: Meet your Charlotte officials on April 17 at Community Center

April 11, 2024
Staff Report
Events, News

Islanders are cordially invited to attend next week’s Town Hall at the Community Center. It will be held Wednesday, April 17 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. This will be an opportunity to meet Charlotte...

Boca Grande Woman’s Club Dog Show is April 6

April 5, 2024
Staff Report
Events

Come one, come all to the Boca Grande Woman’s Club very posh Dog Show – “Puttin’ on the Dog”! The show will take place TOMORROW, April 6 at 10 a.m. on the grounds of the Community Center. There will...

Lee County seeks barges, debris staging

April 4, 2024
Staff Report
News

Lee County voted to accept the Resilient Lee Recovery and Resilience Plan at its Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, March 19. This plan is the product of the Long-Term Recovery Task...

Dean M. Laux 1932-2024

April 4, 2024
Staff Report
Obituaries

Dean M. Laux, 91, accomplished Army intelligence officer, publisher, editor, and community volunteer, died Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Born Oct. 26, 1932 in Evanston, IL, Dean spent his early years in...

Bluefish in the backwater

Sarah Kintner pulled in this unusually large bluefish from the Boca Grande backwater on March 24. Photo by Glenn

Tracking the fish we eat with author Paul Greenberg

On Wednesday, April 10 at 4:30 p.m., Paul Greenberg will speak on his book “Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food.” Investigating the forces that get fish to our dinner tables, Paul reveals...

Bokeelia ramp expands at Lavender’s Landing

April 4, 2024
Staff Report
News

The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday, April 2 to authorize a firm to provide design services to increase the capacity of the parking lot and renovate the interior of a building at the...