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Cart collision on 7th Street
June 5, 2025
The accident last Thursday. Photos by Anna
Last Thursday, May 29 around 2:22 p.m., two golf carts collided in the middle of the GICIA bike path at 7th Street, with “one cart rolled” according to…
Busy Memorial Day, but traffic just under last year on weekend
May 29, 2025
On Saturday, May 24, during the Boca H2O Festival, a teenage boy was struck by a boat propeller, breaking his leg.
The festival is held in the water off the sandbar between Gasparilla Island and…
No formal county parking proposal from Lee County
May 29, 2025
Lee County is currently working on an ordinance revising parking regulations in Boca Grande. While there is a draft version circulating on island, the county was not ready to share a new version at…
County plans $1.7 million tennis, pickleball facility
May 29, 2025
On the agenda for the next Lee County Commissioners meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 3 is the item to approve the contract to renovate Wheeler Road Community Park.
Item Number 19 on th…
Memorial Day landscaping for Boca Grande Veteran’s Memorial
May 22, 2025
Editor’s Note: The flag is up!
While the American flag may not be up by Memorial Day, the Boca Grande Veterans Memorial at 5th and Gilchrist is at least landscaped and ready, after help from The…
Preschool house sale nets $2.4 million
May 22, 2025
The owners of a Gilchrist property, who wish to remain anonymous, have sold their house, the proceeds of which will assist in funding the new preschool building’s construction.
The house wa…
Hey, Moma! wins ‘World’s Richest’ second year in a row
May 16, 2025
T
he World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament kicked off on Wednesday afternoon, May 14. There were 28 releases on the first day of fishing and 60 fish caught in total.
“The wind stirs the pass…
Spartan racer Emily Wheeler prepping for world title in December
May 15, 2025
Emily Wheeler, owner of Aqua Boutique and Boca Grande Trading Company, is ranked third in the world for three different types of Spartan races. Throughout this year she will be racing for another wo…
Commissioners visit to talk parking
May 15, 2025
Tuesday, May 13, over 200 community members gathered in the Lighthouse United Methodist Church to discuss parking regulations. Lee County Commissioners David Mulicka, Cecil Pendergrass and Brian Ham…
Three Lee Commissioners visit Boca Grande to hear concerns about proposed parking ordinance
May 13, 2025
At a packed meeting at Lighthouse United Methodist Church today, three Lee County Commissioners came to hear residents talk about a proposed parking ordinance for Boca Grande.
Commissioners Davi…