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Volley from grass of Wimbledon to Florida
April 3, 2025
Hank Irvine
There’s tennis royalty living just off the Gasparilla Causeway in Cape Haze. He would laugh at that description of himself, but then he laughs easily. Hank Irvine has been playing ten…
Letters: Thanks to the producers and participants in first Got Talent
April 3, 2025
To the Editor:
On Behalf of Boca Grande Woman’s Club and the “Boca Grande’s Got Talent” producers, a very big Thank You to all who participated in our island’s recovery post hurricanes. …
Sellout of Florida racetracks for slots would ruin horse racing
April 3, 2025
Above, Ocala Stud, in a photo by Louise Rienagel
BY DAVID O’FARRELL
Through nearly 70 years and three generations, my family’s Ocala Stud Farm has poured heart, soul and heavy reinvestment int…
Back to business again …
April 3, 2025
Ariel Ltd. opened its doors this week, for the first time since last summer, to a crowd eager to shop and welcome them back after the storms.They are open regular hours now. Stop in and shop from 10…
SW Florida Fishing: Back country snookin’
April 3, 2025
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR
It’s always a thrill to see people catching snook in the springtime in super shallow water. If I told you we have caught all the good ones we have seen, I would be lying. The…
SW Florida Fishing: Water temps on the rise…
April 3, 2025
BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN
It’s transition time in the Boca Grande backcountry. As we move into April and leave the windy cool days of March behind, spring fishing is about to take off.
We’ve notic…
EcoWatch: Spring is the time to help conserve wildlife
April 3, 2025
“The wildlife habitat cannot speak so we must and we will.”
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States. Conserved natural resources and extended federal protection to land and water…
Video: Boca Grande businesses, churches and residents address new parking resolution
April 2, 2025
On Tuesday, Lee County moved forward with a new ordinance that would restrict public parking in Boca Grande. It took up 164 minutes of discussion time, almost three hours.
The ordinance would lim…
Watch Lee Commissioners meeting live starting at 9:30
April 1, 2025
The Lee County Board of Commissioners meeting will start at 9:30 this morning. On the agenda is Boca Grande parking as well as a Gasparilla Island Water Authority rate item and a zoning item relatin…
Details on Proposed Boca Grande Ordinance Restricting Beach, Downtown & Church Parking
March 30, 2025
On Tuesday, April 1, there will be the first hearing of a new ordinance at the Lee County Board of County Commissioners meeting, set for 9:30 a.m. at 2120 Main Street, Fort Myers, 33901. The ordinan…