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May 23, 2025
The Charlotte County Economic Development Office, in collaboration with the Florida SBDC at FGCU, will host a free, 90-minute interactive workshop on AI for business. Designed specifically for sm…

May 23, 2025
Dr. Ashley James, daughter of Kathy James and Boca Grande Health Clinic’s Medical Director Dr. Raymond James, graduated from medical school on May 9. After four years of undergraduate education at t…

May 23, 2025
Boca Grande Woman’s Club Lemon Bay Scholarships, l to r Martha Durkin, Sharon Cross, Brayton Strother, Oriana Rodriquez, Taynalecia Hall, Eva Fitch-Gressley and Sophia Dickerson.                    …

May 23, 2025
Each year, the fifth graders at The Island School write of their favorite moments at the school, and their future plans, just before graduation. Below, our graduates: Amelia Besant I have…

May 23, 2025
Boca Grande Woman’s Club Scholarships back row, l to r Sharon Cross, JoAnn Welch, Martha Durkin, Harlee Tudor, Reilly Feustel, Katlyn Cocks, Charles (Jaxon) Brown-Cape; front row, Judi Richardson, S…

May 23, 2025
In Flanders Fields In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below…

May 22, 2025
Lee County is planning tree maintenance on Gilchrist Avenue. Crews from the county, including Lee County Parks and Recreation, have been out in medians also on 5th between Park and Gilchrist. “Le…

May 22, 2025
The Gasparilla Island Kids Classic tarpon tournament, hosted by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held on June 7. Registration is from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pink Pony Court…

May 22, 2025
Editor’s Note: The flag is up! While the American flag may not be up by Memorial Day, the Boca Grande Veterans Memorial at 5th and Gilchrist is at least landscaped and ready, after help from The…

May 22, 2025
This Sunday, May 25 is the 2025 Red Gill Invitational tarpon tournament at Whidden’s Marina. The tournament, hosted by William Woodroffe, raises money for the Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum, h…