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Letters: Idea on matching address and post office boxes for package delivery

January 8, 2026
To the Editor:  Life on Boca Grande comes with certain charming quirks we’ve all grown to love: the golf carts, the afternoon storms that appear out of nowhere, and the simple pleasure of ru…

Red Eye Open!

January 8, 2026
One hundred and twenty players converged on Coral Creek Club on New Year’s Day. Participants included members, family and guests. A two-person 18-hole par 3 scramble, with tee boxes & pins in so…

EcoWatch: Barred owl vs the spotted owl: A fight for survival

January 8, 2026
Barred owls are expanding their habitat because the forest in the East has been cut down. That’s called adaptive range expansion. And do you know what? Whether you believe in God or nature, whatever…

A Star over 2026

January 2, 2026
Mary and Joseph brought in the Christmas season at Lighthouse United Methodist Church. From left are Ava Spurgeon and Ben McKelvy in the church’s traditional nativity service on Christmas Eve. More…

Upcoming Friends Events

January 2, 2026
Marisa Bass on public art and monuments Marisa Bass, Professor of Art History, will speak on “The Monument’s End, Public Art and Modern Republic” on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 4:30 p.m. at the Boca Gr…

Car crash New Year’s Eve

January 2, 2026
A car accident at Gasparilla Road and 13th Street had no injuries, though Lee County EMS was called out as a precaution. Please drive carefully and slowly in the New Year.                          …

Bear Hunting Zones results released for Florida season harvest

January 2, 2026
After FWC staff presented options on highly regulated black bear hunting and the public provided their comments at the August and November 2025 Commission meetings, FWC Commissioners approved final…

One more of 21 on Banyan Street removed after storm damage

January 2, 2026
Banyan Street lost another banyan tree this week. Crews were out Monday removing a tree in the middle of the block, on the south side of the street.  “DOT had to subcontract the removal of the tr…

Waif turtle sites funding offered by state

January 2, 2026
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Wildlife Diversity Conservation Section is now offering habitat management assistance funding opportunities for the 2025-2026 fiscal year…

Schedule for parking stickers, passes, in New Year

January 2, 2026
Next week, parking pass pickups start back up again at the Crowninshield House, with dates through January.  There are permits available for: “A” Resident decal – for Gasparilla Island residen…