News
Shark bite in Pass this week first since 2005
May 3, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Fire Department and Lee County EMS responded to their first shark bite call since 2005 on Wednesday, May 1. At approximately 6:42 p.m. the call came in. The victim ha…
Notice to boaters: Waterway is closed through November
May 3, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Installation of the Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc.’s temporary construction bridge is now underway just north of the existing Gasparilla Inn golf course bridge on the east…
New date for Ladies Howl
May 3, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT The annual Ladies Howl at the Moon Invitational Tarpon Tournament has a new date after being postponed on Saturday. The tournament will now be held on Saturday, June 22 from 6 to 9 p.m.
New WRTT art features some of our ‘setting sons’
May 3, 2019
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The artwork for the 2019 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament hit the streets last week, and it still has people tearing up a little bit. According to Boca Grande Chamber of Commer…
ISLAND LEO BEAT: Fishing poles stolen from two different locations
May 3, 2019
The weather may have cooled off, but the island is heating up with the hustle and bustle of season again. Visitors and residents alike are flocking back to one of Southwest Florida’s most prized po…
Island School Art Show of 2019
May 3, 2019
The Island School Art Show was a true testament to the creativity and talent of our island children. Shown above, one of the local arts’ greatest supporters, Susan Bowers; a group shot of just a fe…
TIS hits the road! Trips to Big Cat Habitat, Ringling Museum
May 3, 2019
All the students at The Island School took field trips last week. Shown here, grades 3-5 took their annual excursion to the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, where they studied form, different types of…
LBHS tennis finishes year on good note
May 3, 2019
Lemon Bay High School tennis teams finished the year on positive notes.The boys finished their season as 2A District 11 Champs and won 2A Region 6 semifinals. The girls finished 3rd Place in the di…
A couple from Cheshire, a Boca Grande love story
May 3, 2019
Dave and Hazel Webster of Cheshire, UK, were recently in town not only for their annual Boca Grande vacation, but for their year anniversary. They were married on the beach of Boca Grande, actually…