Sometimes, doing the right thing and enforcing important laws isn’t as easy as it sounds. Such is the case with the continuing saga of a person hired by two island organizations who, it was discover…
If you’re tired of the unreliable cell phone service the island has experienced since the storm, be thankful you don’t have an emergency call to make. Jim Turpin found out last Friday, Feb. 10 that…
Lee County has announced a phased reopening of beach parks, with Gasparilla Island beach accesses at the top of the list.
The tentative opening is scheduled for early March. Lee County Parks &…
Emily and Jim talk about the blue holes of the Gulf
Mote Marine Laboratory is sharing some of its most interesting research with Boca Grande audiences through a series of presentations called Cof…
Fortunately for Boca Grande, neither Hurricane Ian nor the pandemic have been able to stop the United Methodist Women’s annual Strawberry Festival. On Saturday, March 4, the festival will return to…
Submitted by the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority
The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Quarterly Board meeting was held on Wednesday February 25, 2023, in the offices of the Authority. Ginger…
Submitted by the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association will conduct volunteer-led tours of Mercabo Cove on Marc…
Submitted by Elaine Skypala
For the people involved in our island’s Grande Chorus it is performing a free love song concert at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church last Friday and hearing thunderous app…
Submitted by Food for the Poor
The challenges in Haiti continue to mount, but Boca Grande Hope For Haitians is standing firm in its drive to provide 40 more homes for vulnerable families living i…
It’s the sixteenth year of celebrating creative innovation for the “Art on Banyan: Five Women” Exhibit, presented at the Boca Grande Art Center. This year the group welcomes a new addition, ceramic…
