This week, the Boca Grande Quarantine Station house went on the market (see pages 16-17).
One feature of the house is a working, wooden cistern. During Hurricane Ian, the tank was disconnected…
The Boca Grande Quarantine House, the oldest house on Gasparilla Island, is on the market for the first time in its history. The house, built in 1892, has four bedrooms and four baths. It includes…
A small fire on the Boca Grande Causeway’s center island was the road’s second land fire in a year.
“This is not normally a problem, but the same thing did happen back in October,” said Gaspari…
Italiano Insurance Services, Inc. has a new owner, Assured Partners.
“They buy good agencies, and keep them intact,” said Nat Italiano, who with his brother Jeff, owns the firm that his father…
The Boca Grande Health Clinic kicked off National Nurses Week (May 6 to 12) with a surprise presentation of giant greeting cards signed by members of the community expressing their gratitude.
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A driver towing an oversized boat hit and broke the electronic toll gate sign on the middle toll lane of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority plaza at 12:14 a.m. on April 18, causing an estimate…
The Hilarium received a warm welcome as she pulled into the Boca Grande Marina on Thursday afternoon, May 2.
Hilarium is a motor yacht built by Royal Hakvoort Shipyard from The Netherlands and …
Editors note: Keylime Bistro reopened on Friday, May 3 after a follow-up inspection on Thursday, May 2 during which the restaurant met all inspection standards.
Citizen video circulates
The…
Churches along Gilchrist Avenue this week sent a letter to Lee County officials reiterating their support for continuing to allow daytime parking in the median of Gilchrist Avenue. The formal lett…
This week, there were two more 5G Verizon small cell towers erected on Gasparilla Island. They are part of a series of Verizon “small cell” wireless towers that will provide a secondary service in…
