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April 30, 2026
An osprey has settled in and made a cozy home atop the old railroad trestle near the causeway, keeping watch over the water below as it comes and goes. Photo by Anna

April 30, 2026
Photos show work this week to remove the trees. Below, looking east from Gilchrist Ave. Photos by Dusty & Cheryl This week, two more ancient banyan trees had to be removed from Banyan Street…

April 30, 2026
While traffic is up for the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority, revenue is down.  The figures were reported at their quarterly board meeting, held Thursday April 23, in the offices of the Authori…

April 23, 2026
Above, from left: Richard Ganong, Bruce Kenan and Mark Spurgeon study papers before the beginning of the meeting; each group was seated in order by the member of the Lee Commission who appointed the…

April 23, 2026
As hurricane season approaches, the time to prepare is now. Part of that preparation for Gasparilla Island residents, property owners and business owners is to obtain hurricane passes from the Boca…

April 23, 2026
Charlotte and Lee County Commissioners will meet on Monday, April 27 to discuss the Boca Grande Parking Ordinance as part of their ongoing dispute resolution process. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m…

April 16, 2026
We finally have a Boca Grande Fishing Guides Hall of Fame. Many times, folks had discussed a hall of fame for our traditional tarpon fishery cornerstones and its guides. Now we have one. The g…

April 16, 2026
Captains for Clean Water hosted a well-attended 10th anniversary event at Miller’s Dockside last Thursday evening, April 9. Captains, which was founded in 2016 following a catastrophic red tide e…

April 16, 2026
Plastic surgery uploads During what was expected to be a routine Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners meeting focusing mainly on the 1 percent 2026 Sales Tax Extension projects, things…

April 9, 2026
The fast-in, fast-out Tuesday morning rain gave all near a picture window a show as it moved through. It brought cooler weather this week, and washed out pollen and dust. This weekend is expected to…