The Island School has changed the procedure for pick-up and drop-off while the Community Center undergoes construction. During pick-up on Friday, Aug. 16, the car line on First Street was backed u…
The 2024 Primary Elections were held on Tuesday, Aug. 20 with two Lee County Board of Commissioners candidates, as well as two Charlotte County candidates.
In Lee County, Commissioner Ray Sande…
Cyclists have the same rights and rules as cars on GIBA
Last Thursday, Aug. 15 during the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority’s quarterly meeting, the board discussed bike safety along the caus…
Monday was first day with full lunch and dinner service
South Beach Bar & Grille has reopened in their rebuilt location with two “soft opening” private parties last week, and full opening…
Despite Hurricane Debby, the quality of water at the beaches of Lee and Charlotte Counties remained in the “good” category.
“Beaches in both Lee and Charlotte Counties were sampled on Monday,” …
Crews from Lamberts Cable Splicing are about the island, laying Corning fiber optic cable and black ductwork. The company, headquartered in Rocky Mount, N.C., is a utility contractor specializing …
Addition to Banyan residence also on Preservation Board agenda Wednesday
There are two cases in front of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday, Aug. 14, including the renova…
Charlotte County has closed the Boca Grande Fishing Pier due to storm damage from Hurricane Debby. While there is also a sailboat lodged off of the end of the pier, where the old railroad trestles…
Gold medalist Cole Hocker captured in viral video
On Tuesday, Aug. 6, Team USA’s Cole Hocker won a gold medal in the men’s 1,500-meter race at the Paris Olympics and broke an Olympic rec…
Coast Guard aircrews rescued two adrift boaters, Sunday, after their 34-foot sailing vessel lost its sail 73 miles off Boca Grande. No injuries were reported.
An Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocea…
