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Next veteran Honor Flight on April 8; Anheuser-Busch sponsors locally
March 13, 2025
If you are a veteran and have never taken an “Honor Flight,” Southwest Florida Honor Flight, Inc. is looking for you. For the first time, the local group will have its first sponsorship by Anheuser-…
Friday Night Frondezvous Mini Market Returns
March 13, 2025
Every Friday in March, The Pink Pony Courtyard will host the Friday Night Frondezvous Mini Market from 6 to 9 p.m..
The upcoming March 14th event features live music by “Shindig,” complimentary f…
Pancake breakfast at the Methodist Church
March 13, 2025
Pancakes are being prepared with cheerful hands! Ginny Bell and Rich Houck are busy at work. Stop in for pancakes every Tuesday through April 8 at the Lighthouse United Methodist Church. See here fo…
Shorebird nesting season has started; Charlotte County nesting surveys begin
March 6, 2025
Shorebird and seabird nesting season began in February and ends August 31. To help protect nesting birds, county environmentalists are beginning survey work.
Florida is home to many species of sh…
Question on whether awning and window treatment is ‘historic’
March 6, 2025
Four residential projects, as well as a commercial façade improvement, will come in front of the next meeting of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12, at the…
Hunter Bell island collection debuts
March 6, 2025
A crew from the fashion line Hunter Bell was on island in January to photograph their spring collection, interpreted amidst the architectural landmarks of Boca Grande. That collection just dropp…
Marineland stadium show for free
March 6, 2025
Belinda Davie of England took this photo of a Altantic bottlenose dolphin near the fishing pier at the north end of Gasparilla Island on Tuesday, Feb. 25. There were at least two dolphins, but m…
Banyans pruned last week
February 27, 2025
Crews recently carefully pruned the banyans on Banyan Street, led by Coastline Tree and Lee County’s consultant, Rick Joyce. The pruning was to remove dead branches, and ensure that no parts of tree…
Old Theatre Mall fully reopened after 2024 storms
February 27, 2025
Kathleen and J.T. Turner, as well as Betsy F. Joiner are excited to announce the full re-opening of the historic Boca Grande Old Theatre Mall.
We are so thankful to have weathered the storms and…
Bridge traffic roughly on par with previous year
February 27, 2025
Daily and monthly traffic totals have been calculated for the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority for January and February.
Total vehicle crossings were up by a little over 2,000 cars this January…