Old Red Gill lives on as a museum
BY BETSY JOINER
The Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum this year celebrates 25 years inside the Red Gill Fish House at Whidden’s.
The Red Gill Fish House wa…
What began as a writing project between a grandmother and her transgender grandson has become a published young adult mystery. “Leo, Detective,” written by award-winning former journalist and myster…
A notable place is not just a physical building. It is a building connected to a community and a group of people.
Whidden’s Marina is a rare location, as most of the other institutions like it ac…
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will meet at 10 a.m. on Sept. 9 at the Auditorium of the Boca Grande Community Center, 131 1st St. W., Boca Grande, FL 33921.
The board will discuss th…
Above, work on toll lane 3, or the self scan lane, this week. GIBA photo
The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Quarterly Board meeting was held on Thursday, August 20, 2026, at the Authority’s o…
Bailey (left) and McKayla are here to remind you that the last chance this season to get your ice cream and other goodies at The Pink Pony is this weekend. Stop in quickly! They will reopen Oct. 4…
Boca Grande Trading says it’s all in the cards with their Tarpon Card T-shirts. Available in charcoal and powder blue, sizes S-2XL. Open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m to 5 p.m., 480 E. Railroad Ave…
June 8, 2026, marked 30 years of employment at the Boca Grande Post Office for Cherre Hobbs. On June 29, 2026, Manager of Post Office Operations, Eric Bonds, visited the Boca Grande Post Office to p…
The 2026 Englewood Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class held a ribbon cutting for their class project. They raised funds to replace the deteriorating Veterans Memorial at Englewood Cemetery. The pro…
Lee County Property Appraiser Matt Caldwell has issued the annual Truth In Millage Notices for 2026 property values.
The TRIM Notice shows property owners the assessed value of their proper…
