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Tennis, pickleball at Wheeler, goodbye Sheriff Cottage

March 5, 2026
Views of the new pickleball and tennis courts at Wheeler Road Community Park. Lee County is resurfacing old tennis courts, and adding a pickleball area. The courts are public, and available to all…

Guides Association votes for attorney for Guide Docks

March 5, 2026
During a meeting on Tuesday, March 3 at the Community Center, the Boca Grande Fishing Guides Association voted to hire an attorney to help with access at the island’s Guide Docks on Bayou Avenue at…

Louise Crowninshield portrait restored after storm damage

March 5, 2026
A replacement portrait of Louise Evelina du Pont Crowninshield has been restored after damage from 2024 hurricanes. It will hang above the fireplace in the Crowninshield Community House as it had pr…

Remembering the last manager of the Seaboard phosphate docks

March 5, 2026
The last port agent and manager of Boca Grande’s phosphate dock, Joe Murray Freeman Jr., died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Temple Terrace at age 96. “He had so many answers that the highly educated…

OPINION – Florida’s water: Progress worth defending

March 5, 2026
BY DANIEL ANDREWS, CAPTAINS FOR CLEAN WATER Long before “water quality” became a headline, a handful of Floridians warned that the way we were reshaping this state would carry long-term consequen…

Letters: Thanking community for successful Beach Ball for Preschool

March 5, 2026
To the Editor: I am writing to express my deepest gratitude to the community for their overwhelming support of the recent Beach Ball held on Monday, March 2 to benefit the Boca Grande Preschool…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Two artists capture Boca Grande

March 5, 2026
From vision to silk The idea began with a scarf. Not just any scarf, but a Hermès silk square gifted to Lalania “Laney” Sears by her grandmother when she was a child – a piece she treasured an…

Grande Chorus performs “The British Invasion”

March 5, 2026
The 40 member Grande Chorus performed to standing-room-only crowds at St. Andrew’s Church. The theme of the concert was “The British Invasion” and featured Beatles songs as well as familiar 60s tune…

Boca Grande Preschool celebrates dental health month

March 5, 2026
February was dental health month! The Boca Grande Preschool students had a visit from “Kids Choose Us Dentistry.” They learned how to keep our teeth healthy and clean! Top photo, front left to r…

SW Florida Fishing: Redfish season is here …

March 5, 2026
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Another great week of back bay fishing to kick off march! Spring weather is upon us and the fish know it. Lots of redfish have poured into Bull and Turtle Bays and are…