The owl’s nest at Lemon Bay High School on Placida Road is continuing to draw attention. This is at least the second year of the nesting, which sits on a street sign over top of Placida Road. The si…
The new Gasparilla Island magazine is out. Inside, are stories on shipwrecks, native plants and the Colt revolver heir who died in Punta Gorda. At your newsstand now.
One of the many regular visitors in recent years to Boca Grande has been former Daily Caller correspondent Henry Rodgers. He happened to be here the week of his leaving journalism, and joining Meta…
Acclaimed author and historian Evan Thomas will deliver a compelling presentation on the complex decision to use the atomic bomb at the end of World War II. The event, scheduled for Wednesday, Febru…
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board approved one project at their regular meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The project was a request to elevate a guest house at 300 Third Street.
The board…
At the most recent Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting, the issue of the speed of Lee County building permits came up. Member Becky Paterson had an issue of the speed of permits for her…
Churches on Gilchrist have released statements in the wake of discussions about restrictions on island parking.
Peter Soderberg, chair of the church council of Lighthouse United Methodist Church…
The Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 25 to discuss the preservation and restoration plans for the historic Placida Bunkhouse. The meeting wi…
Lee County has reopened the dog park, tennis courts and restrooms at Wheeler Road Community Park, which had been mobilized for use to help Gasparilla Island’s recovery from Hurricane Milton.
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Englewood Helping Hand (EHH) needs your non-perishable food donations to assist individuals in need in Englewood. Deliveries are made to the food pantry weekly. EHH’s Blue Barrels are back in downto…
