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Annual Easter Egg Hunt set
February 29, 2024
The Boca Grande Easter Egg Hunt will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 30, 2024. This free event is sponsored by Lee County Parks & Recreation and The Friends of Boca Grande Community Center….
Placida Road owlets spring their nest
February 29, 2024
The family of owls nested in a giant street sign over Placida Road across from Lemon Bay High School have successfully raised their owlets, according to reports by Eva Furner, who has been watchin…
Revamp for Palm Island’s Rum Bay
February 29, 2024
The restaurant Rum Bay in the Palm Island Resort on Palm Island has a new look and fully renovated interior and exterior. “It’s got a new logo, a new menu, a new chef and a new general manger,” sa…
Island emergency leads meet for Auxcomm introduction
February 29, 2024
The steering committee for Gasparilla Island’s new Auxiliary Emergency Communications system met Monday morning at the Boca Grande Fire Department to hear a presentation about the new system’s cap…
Cannonball jellyfish running in Gasparilla Pass
February 29, 2024
It was a beautiful sunny early afternoon after days of rain and cold, so I was extra excited to be out and playing around within the Gasparilla Sound on my friend’s boat. Captain Nelson Groome own…
Lemon Bay heads to Florida State Thespian Festival
February 29, 2024
The student theater troupe at Lemon Bay High School is heading to Tampa on March 13 for the Florida State Thespian Festival.
There were 21 one-act plays in the district, and Lemon Bay was…
Island pastors meet to plan Easter
February 29, 2024
The leaders of the Boca Grande churches met this week to begin planning for the 2024 Holy Week and Easter services available to the public. With two of the four churches having new leadership this…
Three missing boaters were fixtures at Boca Grande houses
February 29, 2024
Longtime employees, friends, rally to cause of lost fathers
Three of the four men lost off the coast near Venice in an apparent fishing boat accident on Feb. 17 were employees of Safety Harbor …
SW Florida Fishing: Warm up to come…
February 22, 2024
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
The weather has been chilly but sunny this week in Boca Grande and the fishing has started to heat up in the mid day to late afternoon hours.
We have been catching q…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: A banker with most interest in his Faith
February 22, 2024
Money and ministry go hand-in-hand for Larry Hannah. His efforts have shown that, in the right hands, money can be the root of much good, rather than evil. Larry proved that beyond any doubt as he…