Wednesday, May 20, The Island School will have a golf cart parade to recognize the fifth-grade graduates. Each year the fifth graders write their favorite moments at the school ahead of graduation…
Day One of the Boca Grande Chamber’s World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament had 44 tarpon caught and released. Boca Blue’s first fish; Outta Line’s jump; Dusty McGonigal trying to stay upright; releases…
Progress on the bathroom facilities continues at the Sea Grape State Park beach access just north of South Beach Bar & Grille.
Photo by Garland
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Final hurricane-related fixes for the south end of the island at Gasparilla Island State Park began this week.
“Right now they are sanding and repainting the pilings that hold up the lighthouse,”…
Two more historic banyan trees on Banyan Street were cut down this week, a result of salt-water flood intrusion from hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Lee County Department of Transportation crews we…
Above, Capt. Johns Knight addresses the crowd.
The Grande Tradition celebration is one of the signature events surrounding the annual World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament. Each year, the “Grande Tra…
Construction and resurfacing work at the pickleball and tennis complex at Wheeler Road Community Park is nearing completion, with Lee County officials saying the project remains on schedule for a Ma…
Lee County quietly downgraded the speed limit on a portion of Gasparilla Road from 45 mph to 30 mph, which is the speed in town. The change happened from 17th Street to 19th Street in March. The cha…
Last week, several bystanders on a Gasparilla Island beach rescued a man who was in danger of drowning in the Gulf.
On Friday, May 8, just after noon, a man was pulled from the water near the Gas…
Above, the Placida Pier as it stands after recent hurricanes. It is closed. Charlotte image
The future of the Placida Fishing Pier was discussed at the May 12 regular meeting of the Charlotte Cou…
