On Jan. 8, local restaurateurs Keith and Laurie Farlow, owners of the Englewood restaurant Farlow’s on the Water, opened Chophouse285 on Dearborn Street.
They bill themselves as the only restaura…
At their Tuesday, Jan. 13, meeting the Charlotte County commissioners approved a list of suggestions regarding the Boca Grande parking ordinance they will present to the Lee County commissioners for…
SUP Englewood continues its popular Coffee & Conservation series, designed to bring the community together to learn about local conservation efforts and connect with leading experts. The next in…
The Boca Grande Camera Club will host a presentation by renowned light-painting photographer Susan Magnano at 10 a.m. Jan. 20 at the Crowninshield, 240 Banyan St., and via Zoom.
Magnano will guid…
The Hermitage Artist Retreat on Manasota Key has announced new programs in February of 2026, including a return to their Manasota Key campus.
Pictured here and at top, Claire Chase, who will be a…
BY ANNA RIDILLA FROM GASPARILLA ISLAND MAGAZINE
A Wooded Shore by Thomas McGuane is a collection of nine short stories about men in rural America, who are either ideologically or literally adrift…
The community is invited to attend a free class on how to search and access land & other official records with the Lee Clerk on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 2 p.m. via Zoom.
The Lee Clerk’s office h…
The Lee County Board of County Commissioners will hold a meeting on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. The agenda includes an official swearing in for Commissioner Trish Petrosky of District 5…
As medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro dominate headlines and social media feeds, it is easy to think of them as simple weight-loss shortcuts. But during a talk on Tuesday Jan. 13th at the Boca Gr…
BY FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE
Friends of Boca Grande Community Center is proud to host distinguished historian and author Bruce Levine for a captivating lecture on his acclaimed book, The Fall of the…
