Charlotte County government meetings for the coming week.
• Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, 9 a.m. – Board of Zoning Appeals, Charlotte County Administration Center, 18500 Murdock Circle, Room 119, Port…
A long with the daytime construction activities at the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority, the causeway armoring contractor will be performing nighttime paving operations beginning the week of Octob…
The Boca Grande Health Clinic is helping the community prepare for flu season by offering flu vaccinations throughout October and November. Shots are available for all registered Clinic patients as…
Lee County has opened up the official portal to apply for the Boca Grande Parking Committee. The committee was announced Aug. 5, and applications were expanded to a wider audience in September. The…
On the agenda for next Tuesday’s Lee County Board of Commissioners regular meeting is a beach and shoreline funding item with the Barrier Island Parks Society listed as one of the recipients.
If…
The new Mote Science Education Aquarium at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota is opening to the public next Wednesday, Oct. 8.
Mote SEA will provide science education and enhanced levels of ocean…
The temporary bridge over the Boca Grande Bayou being used by the Gasparilla Island Water Association to remove old equipment will be gone by Thanksgiving.
GIWA Executive Director Ron Bolton said…
An experimental SeaRey airplane made an emergency water landing just off Palm Island at Stump Pass on Sunday at around 4:20 p.m. Palm Island beachgoers, as well as a Jet Skier, came to the rescue of…
Mattress firm rip-rap puts wash to sleep
The shoreline hardening project of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority is in full swing. The $4.5 million initiative is a long-term solution to the coa…
Families enjoyed a cozy evening at the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse & Museum last Thursday during the Barrier Island Parks Society’s “Lighthouses & Lullabies.” Children arrived in pajamas…
