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Wrapping up another year and wishing you a very Merry Christmas
December 11, 2025
We tend to reflect more at this time of the year, especially as we get no younger. I’m so thankful to still be living here. We were blessed to be spared hurricanes this year. I’m thankful. We even g…
She said ‘Yes!’
December 11, 2025
On Nov. 30 at the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse beach, Austin Taylor proposed to Hannah Amen, and she accepted! Hannah is the daughter of Ruth Amen and Andrew Amen, a fifth-generation native of Bo…
Fa La La La Luncheon
December 11, 2025
United Women in Faith hosted the Fa La La La Luncheon on Monday, Dec. 8 at Lighthouse United Methodist Church. The luncheon was to benefit Links-2-Success. …
The Island Golfer: Lemon Bay and Coral Creek chart their paths forward
December 11, 2025
Change is inevitable is an oft-used phrase that applies to most everything in life. No more so than around here where the locals have been dealing with changes – some temporary, some permanent – fro…
EcoWatch: Controversy and facts collide on Dec. 6 … bear hunt
December 11, 2025
Hunting is not a sport. In a sport both sides should know they’re in the game.
Paul Rodriguez, comedian and writer born Jan. 19, 1955, known for his impacting quotes that often address social iss…
SW Florida Fishing
December 11, 2025
Tides, weather, temps and fish
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
A chilly start to the week has it feeling like winter. The beginning of the week brought some very low tides following the front.
Th…
Grande Chorus kicks off 4th Season at St. Andrew’s
December 11, 2025
This weekend, The Grande Chorus is kicking off its 4th season with a mid-century-themed concert of holiday favorites. Thirty Boca Grande friends and neighbors will be singing cool retro arrangements…
Seashells lecture of Barrier Island Parks series at Lighthouse
December 4, 2025
The Barrier Island Parks Society (BIPS) hosted its third Brew With A View on Wednesday, Dec. 3, featuring Meredith Blain with the Englewood Shell Club.
“There are seashells on all seven continent…
Upcoming December Music
December 4, 2025
Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols
Join the members of Gulf Cove United Methodist Church for special Christmas programs of music on Sunday, Dec. 14. The “Festival of Lessons and Carols” wil…
Sidemen of Note bring original music of Campbell, Manilow and Garfunkel
December 4, 2025
The performers Tab Laven, Eddie Kilgallon, and Jeff Dayton form a powerhouse ensemble of veteran touring musicians who have spent their careers alongside some of music’s greatest legends. With exper…











