Author: Staff Report

SW Florida Fishing: Salt or freshwater … ready for action

February 16, 2024
Staff Report
Sports & Outdoors

BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN After a week of warm weather that gave us the first hint that spring is around the corner, another cold front came through and brought us back to reality that it’s still winter...

SW Florida Fishing: Spring … is almost here.

February 16, 2024
Staff Report
Sports & Outdoors

BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR I don’t know if I have ever seen the fishing go from so bad to so good so quickly. Part of me worries that the cold and windy weather is not totally behind us, but I love spring...

All aboard the Woman’s Club Boca Grande Express

February 15, 2024
Staff Report
Events, News

On Saturday, March 9, the Boca Grande Woman’s Club invites you to celebrate 75 years of life on our spectacular island by joining us at our annual Bike Path Parade and Spring Fair. This is the BGWC’s...

Army Corps to release Okeechobee lake water beginning Saturday

February 15, 2024
Staff Report
News

The United States Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will make releases from the east, west and south out of Lake Okeechobee, beginning Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, due to heavier-than-normal...

Getting to the heart of the story for women

February 15, 2024
Staff Report
Health & Wellness

BY MARY BETH SCHNEIDER I should have died this past summer. Not the illness kind of death, but the drop-dead kind that makes everyone ask “What happened? She was so fit!” Thankfully, it wasn’t my...

Letters: Memories of a Chicago street rekindled

Response to last week’s letter from Ron Raedeke on their memories of sharing the same street in Chicago. To the Editor: The randomness of a conversation with a stranger at the...

Shorebird nesting season

February 15, 2024
Staff Report
Sports & Outdoors

Shorebird/seabird beach nesting season begins Feb. 15, 2024. Each nesting season, Charlotte County staff installs temporarily fencing and educational signage around solitary and colony nesting areas...

Bintelli golf cart for auction at March 2 Strawberry Fest

February 15, 2024
Staff Report
Events, News

Auction item donations continue to stream in for the March 2 Strawberry Festival. Last year, the big donation prize was a vintage VW Beetle. This year, the top prize for bidders may be a Bintelli Beyond...

New Gasparilla Island Magazine Out

February 15, 2024
Staff Report
News

Look out for the March/April edition of Gasparilla Magazine, featuring stories on water aerobics, fly fishing and the Lemon Bay Golf Club. Keep an eye on your mailboxes for the new edition or stop...

Dates set for tarpon tournament season

February 15, 2024
Staff Report
Events, News

The dates for upcoming Boca Grande tarpon tournaments have been set. “The tournaments” are a great tradition, said Betsy Joiner, president of the Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum. “It’s exciting...