Community
Bridge election registration deadline approaches
May 20, 2024
Running for a local office on Gasparilla Island is sometimes more complicated than one might expect. Because there are two counties on the island, if an elected board, like the Gasparilla Island B…
Lee County Parks & Rec. seeks input to improve department and amenities
May 17, 2024
Lee County Parks & Recreation, operator of the Boca Grande Community Center and operator of parks on Gasparilla Island, is asking the public to help improve its services and amenities offered …
Island Tea … please.
May 9, 2024
Sharon Cross with her son Will and Dr. Sarah Babcock with her son James Hahn at The Island School Mother’s Day Tea last week. Those big smiles equate to a great time!
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Boca Grande Chamber scholarships at Lemon Bay
May 9, 2024
Recipients for the 2024 Educate Boca Scholarship program of the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce are honored at Lemon Bay High School Senior Scholarship Night on Monday. Recipients were Marlee…
Fighter Harrison wins battle
May 9, 2024
About four years ago, David Merced, son-in-law of Boca Grande homeowner Marilyn Witt, was driving his family from Chicago down to the island for Christmas break when he noticed a spot in his four-…
Guest Essay: Celebrating Community Progress, Masterplan update and community meeting set for Friday, May 17
May 9, 2024
BY FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE
The Master plan to transform the Boca Grande Community Center Campus is being designed to benefit the entire community, offering state-of-the-art facilities, and versa…
Finding the ‘special sauce’ of our boat-mance
May 9, 2024
A thank you to Capt. Jim Hoyt for organizing the welcome to the yacht Hilarium last Thursday, bringing her back to Boca Grande Marina. As a publication, we appreciate those last minute calls. And …
Englewood Chamber Tourism Day
May 2, 2024
The Englewood Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class of 2024 spent the morning on the island for their Tourism Day. They spent time driving around on golf carts, learning helpful information about S…
Lee Commissioners to vote on setting public hearings and development agreement on Boca Grande Community Center
May 2, 2024
On the agenda for the Lee Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, May 7 is a motion to provide direction for staff to schedule for public hearing a Development Agreement Between Lee Coun…
So much depends upon our big red wheelbarrow
May 2, 2024
The publisher of this newspaper has an expression that he is fond of repeating. In Boca Grande, every day is different, but every year is the same.
This can be seen in our column to the left of…