Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church is making progress in restoring their chapel following the hurricanes that devastated Boca Grande last fall. Fr. Anthony Hewitt, Pastor of Our Lady of Mercy, is ple…
During the 2024 fall hurricanes, the island’s historic Amory Memorial Chapel was severely damaged. Repairs have not started, though the building was remediated by the state. At the March Boca Grande…
Two times in the last few months, beachcombers in Boca Grande have found evidence of recent beach or water burials, where families have put their relatives at rest at sea, and did not know what to d…
Lee County has posted the agenda for the next Board of County Commissioners meeting, on which there is an item to “Direct to Public Hearing Gasparilla Island Parking Ordinance Amendments.”
The it…
During the weeks of spring break, families must be strategic about when they decide to come downtown for an ice cream cone. Often, at 4 p.m. the line can be out the door.
Many of these famili…
There’s something remarkable happening on the golf course that has never occurred before. The face of the game has changed more in the past five years than the previous 50, driven by unpreceden…
“Without sharks, you take away the apex predator of the ocean, and you destroy the entire food chain.”
Peter Benchley, American author and co-author of the movie adaptation of Jaws.
Peter Benc…
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
Spring is here and the weather this week has been great! It seems that for the time being we have broken the windy weather patterns we’ve experienced the last few weeks a…
Lee County Parks and Recreation has opened the 19th Street paddle craft launch as well as beach accesses on 1st, 3rd, 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 17th and 19th streets.
Access at…
Lee County has posted the agenda for the next Board of County Commissioners meeting, on which there is an item to “Direct to Public Hearing Gasparilla Island Parking Ordinance Amendments.”
The it…
