True, summer, afternoon showers and hurricane season are on the way but so is the 2026 Bogus Beacon, 2026 4-Digit Phone Book and in the May/June issue of the Gasparilla Island Magazine, this year’s…
Packed commission
At the Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners Land Use meeting on Wednesday, March 25, commissioners voted 3-2 to deny a petition for a Cape Haze apartment complex that…
Since acquiring the Mercabo Cove property in 2016, the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association has been restoring critical coastal habitat and improving water quality within this…
From the Howllywood Dog Show glammed up pup Otis, to the Boca Grande Bike Path Parade with a winning float of the Red Carpet Dogs to artist Sue Shaffer showing her piece to admirers at the Boca Gran…
During a Monday, March 16 Florida State Immigration Enforcement Council meeting held on Microsoft Teams, Republican sheriffs pushed back on President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts toward u…
Draft plans released for comment for all local Florida State Parks
The state of Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Park Planning on Friday, March 6 released new managem…
Cast members Kimberly Whipple and Jim Grant in Royal Palm Players’ production of this year’s musical “1776,” which highlights the men behind the founding of our nation. …
Construction is still underway on the restroom facilities at the Sea Grape parking area of Gasparilla Island State Park and on track to be completed in 2026.
Sea Grape is a public beach area loca…
Officials from the Ringling College of Art and Design and The Hermitage Artist Retreat announced today that Sarasota’s Ringling College has transferred ownership of the former Englewood Art Center…
The earth eclipsed the moon in the early morning on Tuesday, March 3. NASA describes the color of the moon during this eclipse “as if all the world’s sunrises and sunsets are projected onto the moon…
