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Strawberry Festival Distributes Record Proceeds

April 23, 2026
Above, one of the ten organizations to receive money from the Strawberry Festival is Englewood Helping Hand, represented by Mark Rennie (right). With him are (from left) Pastor Daphne Johnson and Mi…

Church speaks on Gilchrist parking

April 23, 2026
Above, Deb Martin, who had been a member of the old Parking Panel, said hello to Michael Jacob, the deputy county attorney before the meeting. Photo by Garland  A representative of the Lighthouse…

Charlotte makes wish list for sales tax 

April 23, 2026
Above, a transportation project discussed this week, including improvements for Gasparilla Road. Charlotte County image After approving pursuing a 10-year extension of the 2026 1 Percent Sales Ta…

Joint Charlotte, Lee meeting on parking set for Monday

April 23, 2026
Charlotte and Lee County Commissioners will meet on Monday, April 27 to discuss the Boca Grande Parking Ordinance as part of their ongoing dispute resolution process. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m…

Business issues surface in public comment period at parking meeting

April 23, 2026
At the first meeting of the Boca Grande Parking Committee, a number of island business owners and the fishing community came out to express initial thoughts during a public comment period. Lisa S…

St. Andrew’s hosts Boys & Girls Club Easter

April 23, 2026
Volunteers from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Boca Grande hosted a special Easter celebration for the Englewood Club kids at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Charlotte County. It was a very mean…

Celebration of Life April 26 for Chef Lenny Clymer

April 23, 2026
There will be a celebration of life at The Temptation Restaurant from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 26 for Leonard “Lenny” E Clymer, 66.  Leonard was born on Monday, December 7, 1959, to the late…

Island parking meeting set for this Wednesday 

April 16, 2026
The first meeting of the Boca Grande Parking Committee will be held on Wednesday, April 22 at 1 p.m. The public meeting, which will include all 15 members of the committee as well as Lee County s…

Gasparilla Island Magazine earns state awards

April 16, 2026
Gasparilla Island Magazine has been recognized in the 2026 Florida Magazine Association Charlie Awards, earning honors across a wide range of editorial, design and production categories. The annu…

International Women’s Fishing

April 16, 2026
The International Women’s Fishing Association met this week in Boca Grande for the Boca Grande Funament, held from April 12-15. The tournament is one of many events for the club; Funaments are ways…