So many factors in nature
Above, the “washback” covered in algae that was transported to Mote
As September begins, we near the end of sea turtle nesting season. For several weeks now, there…
Bishop Emilio Biosca Aguero visited Our Lady of Mercy on Aug. 27. He is pictured here with co-celebrants Rev. Anthony R. Hewitt, far left, and the Rev. Jerome Carosella. Fr. Hewitt is the current pa…
At Tuesday’s regular Lee County Board of County Commissioners meeting, the last reappointment was made for the upcoming cycle of term expirations for the Boca Grande Parking Committee.
During the…
BY ERNIE VANDERWALT
A drone pilot flying the north tip of Anna Maria Island, Florida, has captured footage of a piebald lemon shark cruising the shallows off Bean Point, and two shark researchers…
BY BETSY JOINER
Whidden’s Marina is the longest-running family-owned business on Gasparilla Island. Its story began with founder Sam Whidden in the early 1920s, his home and the marina building c…
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…
World War I veteran created a legacy on Gasparilla Island
Above, the Red Gill Fish House, c 1935
BY KAREN GRACE, BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Wini Smart begins her book, “Whidden’s and Ol…
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…
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…
Above, Powell marking the progress in between one of a number of sets of slow raises for the house. The concrete foundation band was added before it was raised.
At the beginning of the week, cre…
