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…
Helene and Milton changed our lives and landscapes. Recovering is hard, slow and expensive. What doesn’t kill us does make us stronger. They hurt most of us profoundly but there is hope and light at…
LeeWay, the toll operations for Lee County Department of Transportation, is waiving the administrative fees for some SunPass transponder customers who have recently received mail from LeeWay related…
Pine View teacher with Lighthouse story
When visitors step into the Gasparilla Island Lighthouse, they’re often greeted by docent and historian Caroline Gannon. A longtime teacher, she brings her…
