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March 23, 2023
Boca Grande Health Clinic is pleased to present the next episode in its “Secrets to Longevity” web video series, where we pay tribute to Boca Grande’s seniors. “We had such a great response to these…

March 23, 2023
Many people assume the worst about teenagers. Madison Lutz is making a big dent in that negative assumption. She is 13 and is an amazing example of someone who gives her all for others. Madi love…

March 23, 2023
By Capt Sandy Melvin After the destruction from Hurricane Ian showcased a need for stronger storage options in our area, the Boca Grande and Cape Haze communities will soon have a new enclosed st…

March 23, 2023
Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 72 samples along Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in nine samples: six in Pinel…

March 23, 2023
Dave Endres is a businessman who has kind of a strange business model. He makes jewelry and then gives it away. He does the same thing with pumpkins. He plants and raises them and then gives them aw…

March 16, 2023
The residents have contacted the right people. The ball is rolling. And cleanup has begun at Gasparilla Mobile Estates. Yes, the cleanup that park owner Carol Kropp reported would be $4 million o…

March 16, 2023
If you’re reading this on Friday, March 17 before 1 p.m.. make a plan to stop by Hudson’s Grocery and taste some of the newest Florida wine to hit the market. Co-founder Marshall Bush, daughter of i…

March 16, 2023
Gasparilla Island Lighthouse to be set back to rights after storm The old Gasparilla Island Lighthouse, a.k.a. the “Range Light” is having some post-Ian work done, as she is listing just a touch…

March 16, 2023
Don’t forget the Celebration of Life for Capt. Jackie and Sandy Bylaska on Saturday, March 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Crowninshield Community House. If you are interested in attending, plea…

March 16, 2023
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association Island-wide Cleanup set for Saturday, March 18 has been postponed due to weather. We will let you know when it is rescheduled.