Progress on the Boca Grande Community Center continues as summer camps are set to begin next week.
Friends of Boca Grande, which oversees the renovation, debated raising the whole building earli…
Hurricane season has officially begun and the time to prepare is now. Part of that preparation for Gasparilla Island residents, property owners and business owners should be to obtain hurricane pass…
Blaze takes second, again
Tracy Lynn won the annual Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament last Saturday, June 7, put on by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce.
There were 33 fi…
Surgeons were able to reattach hand
A little after noon on Wednesday, June 11, a nine-year-old girl was injured by an apparent shark bite on the 2200 block of Shore Lane, according to Lee EMS ale…
Charlotte County is working to reopen the parking lot and roadway at the Boca Grande Fishing Pier, which has been closed since Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
“We are repairing the parking lot and…
While there is no date for the reopening of the Boca Grande Post Office, the USPS has updated the island on repair status for the Beacon.
“The repairs at the Boca Grande Post Office are ongoing,”…
Southwest Florida seafood tasting memories
BY JIM COCHRUN
In the early days of Southwest Florida, all small coastal towns had key spots where townspeople gathered and chatted about the news of…
Boca Grande part-time resident Oliver Carr celebrated his 100th birthday last week in Washington, D.C. He is pictured here with his wife, Kathy, June 8 at The Willard Hotel in Washington.
Photo…
Three Charlotte County companies have officially been nominated for the inaugural “Coolest Thing Made in Florida” competition, a statewide celebration recognizing innovation and manufacturing excell…
The UF/IFAS Extension Charlotte County Florida Sea Grant office is offering the Florida Society for Ethical Ecotourism Educational Webinar Series, which is scheduled from 7 to 8 p.m. on the second o…
