Community
Letters: Public letter to Charlotte Commission
October 30, 2025
To: Charlotte County Commissioners Ken Doherty, Christopher Constance, Bill Truex, Stephen Deutsch and Joseph Tiseo
Dear Commissioners:
I write respectfully as a long-time resident of our smal…
Lee County delegation meets on priorities
October 30, 2025
The Lee County Legislative Delegation met for its annual public meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The purpose of the Delegation Meeting was to hear from the public and conduct local business, including a…
Post office lockers installed this week
October 23, 2025
A reminder. The Boca Grande Post Office is open.
The new parcel boxes at the Boca Grande Post Office are installed, but do not yet have locks. Please wear your patience and utilize it often…
Lesinger CEO at Boca Grande Club
October 23, 2025
Robert Lesinger is the new CEO for the Boca Grande Club.
Lesinger has most recently served for three years as general manager of the Corpus Christi Yacht Club. He has also served at the Pensacola…
Signage digs in across Lee County part of Gasparilla Island
October 23, 2025
As signs go up across Boca Grande for a new parking ordinance, some merchants are already worried about placement, including an area on 4th Street that is marked on the ordinance with one side of th…
Boca Grande parking on Charlotte agenda this Tuesday
October 23, 2025
At its Tuesday, Oct. 28 meeting, the Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners will again take up the topic of Boca Grande parking. The open discussion appears on the commission’s regular agend…
Follow Charlotte MSTU taxing units
October 23, 2025
Property owners in Municipal Service Benefit Units and Municipal Service Taxing Units (MSTU/TU) can sign up for informational emails about their units. Emails will contain information about advisory…
ESSAY: RICK MUSGROVE
October 23, 2025
From Illinois, turtle appreciation
BY RICK MUSGROVE
When I first arrived at the west side of Gasparilla Island in Boca Grande four and a half months ago, the beach was littered with stakes. Up…
New Chophouse285 preview event
October 23, 2025
A sneak preview of Keith and Laurie Farlow’s new undertaking, Chophouse285 by Farlow’s, located on Dearborn Street in Englewood, was held last week. The restaurant will feature one of Florida’s rare…
Rededication for Vanderbilt-era Cape Haze pavilion
October 16, 2025
A $100,000 renovation of the Cape Haze Community Center is 90 percent complete, including indoor and outdoor upgrades.
The center, which sits just off the fountain entrance at the corner of Spygl…










