A new RV resort has opened just off Gasparilla Island, offering travelers a modern, resort-style experience near Boca Grande.
Cabana Bay RV Resort by Boca Grande, located at 9001 Gasparilla Rd…
Above, shrimp boats in a historic photo at the Florida State Library and Archives. The Capt. Shea and R.R. Rice are pictured in this undated promotional image. Florida Memory project
Lee County…
The brand-new Mote Science Education Aquarium opened to the public on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at University Town Center in Sarasota.
In addition to the Workforce Development and STEM Teaching labs…
Part II of a stormy fall, 2024
This time last year, the island was just beginning to get back to normal business following the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene. Mud was being cleared out an…
Above, a 2020 photo of the temporary Bayou bridge used for GIWA operations. The old bridge is portable and is now in place, but it will be permanently removed this month. It had been used because th…
The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee has scheduled a meeting at 10 a.m., Oct. 15, 2025 at the Family Services Center, 21500 Gibralter Drive, Port Charlotte. They will receive housing program up…
Serious costs ahead for advanced wastewater treatment
We have a serious problem with wastewater treatment. We’re dumping minimally treated sewage into our waterways while burying our heads in the…
This week, the new Mote SEA Aquarium opened in Sarasota, just outside the University Town Center mall. The oft-told local angle is important to retell, as there are many lessons from its 1955 foundi…
BY DELORES SAVAS
You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want…
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
It’s starting to feel like fall here in Boca Grande and the fish in the backcountry are fired up with these cooler temps!
Redfish have been the star of the show so far…
