Barrier Island Parks Society’s Sharon McKenzie, Bill Durkin and Karen Converse were at a recent Friday Farmer’s Market reminding everyone about the Green Gala to be held on Monday, March 23. …
Lee County Commissioner Kevin Ruane reappointed Robert W. Caldwell III to the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board during the Lee County Board of County Commissioners regular meeting on Tuesday m…
The Boca Grande Egg Hunt will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 4, at The Boca Grande Community Center, 131 1st St. W., Boca Grande. This free event is sponsored by Lee County Parks & Recrea…
BY THE GICIA
As spring brings an increase in seasonal residents, visitors and daily activity, the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association reminds the community to use the GICIA…
I’ve been blessed to share time with many amazing people in my life. Several of them are legends in our fishing world. They took time from their lives to help me navigate life and mentored me on thi…
Parkinson’s advocate on troubling disease
Anita Dust almost threw it away. It was just another piece of mail, a small educational flyer listing the early signs of Parkinson’s disease. Like most p…
There is something uniquely satisfying about the ritual of it. You arrive at the first tee, the bag is already waiting, a caddie standing quietly alongside it. Before a word is spoken about yardages…
The Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.
Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948. Indian lawyer, anticolonial nationalist, and leader of the independence movement…
The island section of Don Pedro Island State park reopened officially March 6, 2026.
However, the dock and facilities are unavailable, so there is only access by private craft or kayak. The islan…
Draft plans released for comment for all local Florida State Parks
The state of Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Park Planning on Friday, March 6 released new managem…
