At the Educate Boca Golf Scramble, raising money for scholarships, was a team of students from Lemon Bay High School. Shown from left: Connor McCloud, Kayden Slattery, Tye Yovanovich and Ryan White…
Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority traffic decreased 2 percent from fiscal year 2025 to fiscal year 2026, which ended on Sept. 30. The largest monthly decline from 2025 to 2026 was in July, which wa…
Charlotte talks delayed
Two commissioner’s items related to Boca Grande parking, including a staff revision to the ordinance, were added last minute to the agenda recap for the Lee County Board o…
In advance of their Tuesday, Oct. 6 meeting, the Lee County Board of County Commissioners has added two “commissioner” items on the Commissioner’s Agenda. These are separate from the published meeti…
Figures for summer are in
Newly released sales tax data from the state of Florida shows a dramatic falloff in summer sales reported in ZIP code 33921, which includes Gasparilla Island and Boca Gr…
Eldred’s Marina, the landmark 12-acre entrance parcel at the gateway to Boca Grande, is now off the market. This Tuesday, the signs came down from Avison Young, the Miami-based marine and commercial…
The Gasparilla Island Water Association will begin installation of new water meters across the island next week. There will be four crews working on the project, and they will be going house to…
The Lee Board of County Commissioners will pause the process for proposed amendments to the Lee Plan and corresponding updates to the Land Development Code. As a result, the amendments will no longe…
Due to below-average rainfall during the 2025 and 2026 summer rainy seasons, the Southwest Florida Water Management District has extended its Modified Phase III “Extreme” Water Shortage for much of…
As a part of hurricane preparedness, the Boca Grande Fire Department is reminding the island of high-voltage battery safety for electric and hybrid-electric vehicles.
Lithium-ion batteries supply…
