Community
Lemon Bay honors Eva Furner at annual meeting
January 29, 2026
Wildflower project cited in volunteer service
The Lemon Bay Conservancy held its annual meeting on Jan. 26, bringing together board members, volunteers and supporters to reflect on recent milesto…
Charlotte asks for on-island Lee meeting
January 29, 2026
At their regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 27, Charlotte Commissioners asked for a joint meeting between Lee County and Charlotte County to be held in Boca Grande to resolve an ongoing parking disagr…
Racoon Rescue
January 29, 2026
Cuteness on overload! This baby racoon was rescued from the road near Kappy’s Island Shoppe. A good samaritan from the Boca Grande Club, Nickolas Boudin, rescued the raccoon from the middle of t…
Venice Art Merit Award
January 29, 2026
One More Time … Susan Shaffer’s encaustic monotype “Forest” recently received a Merit Award at the Venice Art Center’s juried exhibition, Colors in Motion – marking her second ribbon of the season…
Sunset Celebration
January 29, 2026
These ladies came to celebrate a big day. Beautiful ladies and beautiful sunset! Shown from left: Cathy Russo, Cheryl Hopkins, Donna Snopek, Meg Taylor, Dori Fish, Nancy Ryan, Deborah Blair, Jackie…
Bocilla Islands Conservancy hosts Art in the Palms on Feb. 7
January 28, 2026
The Bocilla Islands Conservancy will host the Art in the Palms event on Saturday, Feb. 7. It is a community celebration of art, music, food and island conservation. The event raises funds to support…
ICE-y Minneapolis immigration protest on island
January 28, 2026
A group of around 120 Boca Grande residents gathered at Sam Murphy Park on Tuesday morning, Jan. 27 to support democracy and protest the violence in Minneapolis.
The protest was organized in les…
I present to you Mr. Bo Jackson
January 22, 2026
The Boca Grande Men’s Club welcomed Heisman winner Bo Jackson on Thursday. Jackson, shown here with Dick Brown, was both an outfielder for the Kansas City Royals and a Los Angeles Raiders running ba…
Hermitage wins transformative gift for Manasota Key campus
January 22, 2026
The Steans and Morrisons families have donated three adjacent properties on Manasota Key to the Hermitage Artist Retreat. The combined properties, once a home to the Vanderbilt family and now valued…
Counties to update on Winchester, River Road & regional trail system
January 22, 2026
The Monday, January 26 meeting of the Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization will include the Charlotte County-Punta Gorda MPO. One item on the agenda is a discussion of the work on Riv…











