Charlotte County is having a public hearing on Wednesday, July 22 on a proposed tax increase to pay for Don Pedro and Knight Island beach renourishment. That meeting, there will be a separate resolu…
The Boca Grande Fire Department is planning a 7.8 million budget for the next fiscal year, and plans to advertise a millage rate of 1.7605, up from 1.706 last year.
“We’ve bumped up the reserves…
BY BRENT MCCONNELL
As part of my professional life, I’ve spent much time in places where personal privacy was rare. In a Beijing hotel room I woke to find a Chinese man standing at the end of my…
Only ‘sparks’ were flying fists, cut cheek and scraped knees
Just before 11 p.m. on Sunday, July 5, Lee County Deputy Nicholas Garber responded to Miller’s Dockside in reference to a physical alt…
Each issue has recipes from local eateries
The new Gasparilla Island Magazine is out. One of the highlights of the July/August Gasparilla magazine is a delectably patriotic blueberry-pineapple up…
North Port will move forward with a plan to restore the main building at Warm Mineral Springs and restore its grounds.
On Tuesday, North Port City Commission approved Ordinance No. 2026-19 on sec…
Floater ‘drifts off’ near South Beach
Tuesday, July 7 just after 1 p.m. there were two 911 calls regarding a motionless woman in the Gulf near South Beach Bar & Grille, about 25 yards from sh…
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board approved a request to elevate the First Baptist Church of Boca Grande parsonage to help reduce future flood risk. The board also advanced a request to rem…
Irrigation demand on the Gasparilla Island Water Association is exceeding its ability to get water onto the island; if they see no reduction, there could be a loss of water to the entire island…
A houseboat caught fire last Friday, June 26, just off Little Gasparilla Island. Charlotte Fire & EMS Marine 1 extinguished the flames.
Photo by Chuck Heyl
