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Shorebird nesting season
February 15, 2024
Shorebird/seabird beach nesting season begins Feb. 15, 2024. Each nesting season, Charlotte County staff installs temporarily fencing and educational signage around solitary and colony nesting are…
Bintelli golf cart for auction at March 2 Strawberry Fest
February 15, 2024
Auction item donations continue to stream in for the March 2 Strawberry Festival. Last year, the big donation prize was a vintage VW Beetle. This year, the top prize for bidders may be a Bintelli …
Post office expert gives guidance on service options
February 15, 2024
About 17 Boca Grande citizens came out Saturday, Feb. 9 for a meeting at the Community Center on the situation with the U.S. Postal Service in Boca Grande.
The meeting was facilitated by a pos…
New Gasparilla Island Magazine Out
February 15, 2024
Look out for the March/April edition of Gasparilla Magazine, featuring stories on water aerobics, fly fishing and the Lemon Bay Golf Club.
Keep an eye on your mailboxes for the new edition or s…
Dates set for tarpon tournament season
February 15, 2024
The dates for upcoming Boca Grande tarpon tournaments have been set.
“The tournaments” are a great tradition, said Betsy Joiner, president of the Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum. “It’s exciti…
Manta Ray expert swims into Cape Haze Feb. 22
February 15, 2024
Jessica Pate, the lead scientist for the Florida Manta Project, will be in town on Thursday, Feb. 22 to speak on The Mysterious Manta Rays of Florida.
Pate started the Florida Manta Project in …
Islanders need a lift in recent elevator entrapments
February 15, 2024
Last Saturday Feb. 10, there was an elevator entrapment on island. The Boca Grande Fire Department quickly rescued stuck passengers from a third-floor elevator at 5091 Gasparilla Road after a 911 …
Briefly: Golf cart tip
February 15, 2024
On Friday, Feb. 9, there was a report to the Boca Grande Fire Department of a flipped golf cart. The report came at 10:28 p.m. from 1800 block of Gasparilla Road, with multiple patients and some b…
Historic Preservation Board approves projects
February 15, 2024
Two projects, including a signature house at 181 Gilchrist Ave., were unanimously approved by the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday, Feb. 14.
The proposed house on Gilchrist …
Lee County board considers Island School enrollment
February 15, 2024
The Island School will be authorized by Lee County to add 10 students to their August 2024 capacity, according to a resolution to be heard by the Lee County Board of County Commissioners to be hea…