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Joe & Lauren: Making Music in Boca Grande on Friday, March 20
March 13, 2026
The iconic Joe Iconis and the marvelous Lauren Marcus are partners in art and life. Iconis wrote the hit score for Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical Be More Chill, the s…
Van Hubbard: It’s springtime, back country lighting up bright as the sun
March 12, 2026
We endured a cold winter this year, but it’s warming up very fast. The white pelicans have headed north; water temps are already into the 70s inside. The Gulf is right at 70 degrees. The southeast w…
George Stevens honors at Fust
March 12, 2026
Producer, writer and founder of the American Film Institute George C. Stevens Jr. spoke Friday, March 6 at the Johann Fust Library. He is pictured here with Lindsay Major. Stevens is the author of t…
Charlotte Commission addresses parking, local development and density
March 12, 2026
Citizens provided impassioned comments about the Boca Grande parking ordinance during the public input portion of the Regular Meeting of the Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday…
A Better Shot at Lemon Bay
March 12, 2026
Lemon Bay Golf Club’s “A Better Shot At life” program will be celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Carolann Raub, chair of the celebration, is standing by the Living Wall, a tribute to donors…
Business & Real Estate: Beach renourishment, redevelopment on agenda
March 12, 2026
The Charlotte County Commission has scheduled a workshop at 9 a.m., Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Room 119 of the Charlotte County Administration Center, 18500 Murdock Circle in Port Charlotte.
Di…
Florida DEP plans public meetings on area state parks
March 12, 2026
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public meeting Tuesday, April 7, from 2 to 6 p.m. to gather input on the updated management plan for Gasparilla Island State Park. No f…
Events Roundup: March 13-19
March 12, 2026
Friday, March 13
Farmers Market, Bayou
Frondezvous Mini Market, Pink Pony Courtyard
Boca Grande Art Center March Show, (through Sunday, March 15)
Boca Grande Historical Society Island…
Historian Timothy Winegard to reveal the horse’s secret history
March 12, 2026
BY FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE
For millennia, the heartbeat of human progress didn’t come from a piston or a processor — it came from the rhythmic strike of hooves against the earth. On Wednesday, Mar…
Bridge Authority traffic up, but revenue down so far this year
March 12, 2026
At the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority’s quarterly board meeting on Thursday, March 5, Drew Tucker was re-elected as chairman and George Milne was re-elected as vice chairman.
The members, mee…











