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Grants, volunteers and planning help sea turtle season begin
April 30, 2026
Above, the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association held its first meeting of the year earlier this month, in preparation for the upcoming sea turtle nesting season, which begins on May 1. For more inform…
Small Gardens, Big Joy with Succulents
April 30, 2026
On Wednesday, April 8, the Boca Grande Garden Club had its final meeting of the season. Tenille Dixon Pawlus (center above) of Butterflies and Blossoms, Sarasota, was the featured speaker. Tenille…
Reminder on rooftop nesting shorebirds across Florida’s coast
April 30, 2026
While shorebirds and seabirds typically nest directly on beaches along Florida’s coasts, species such as black skimmers, least terns, roseate terns and American oystercatchers also use gravel roofto…
Memorial Day sandbar lineup announced
April 30, 2026
On Saturday, May 23, the Uncle Don’s Boca H2O Music Festival will be held in the water off the sandbar between Gasparilla Island and Placida. The concert is put together by Big Boy Toyz Expo.
The…
State Park parking discussed at county meetings
April 30, 2026
One recently proposed solution to the parking issue in Boca Grande is to create extra parking spaces in the Gasparilla Island State Park, either near the Range Light, or in other undeveloped areas…
Mallet Club winds up season with full slate on three courts
April 30, 2026
Above, John Guido, Laurien Trowell and Lewis Carlisle.
BY LAURIEN TROWELL
The Gasparilla Mallet Club held its end-of-season club tournaments week before last at their courts.
The Six Wicket…
Lionfish challenge
April 30, 2026
The Florida FWC 2026 Lionfish Challenge begins Friday, May 22 and runs through Monday, Sept. 14. with new categories and prize opportunities. The tournament is open to everyone and free to enter. He…
Kids Needs gift
April 30, 2026
Kids’ Needs of Greater Englewood was inadvertently left off the list of 10 charitable organizations that received monies from the 2026 Strawberry Festival in Boca Grande. The list appeared in the Ap…
Clinic: Mother’s Day is perfect time to reflect on women’s health
April 30, 2026
BY NATALIE COLE, R.N. BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC
If you are struggling to think of the perfect gift this Mother’s Day, consider something many women rarely give themselves: time to focus on their…
Chlorine notice from GIWA
April 30, 2026
Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. will be performing a system purge by changing its disinfection process from chloramines to free chlorine for approximately six weeks beginning on Monday, Ma…










