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Go deeper this Thanksgiving week
November 21, 2024
Strong fish stocks – reds, snook and trout
We might need to search a little deeper this year for reasons to celebrate Thanksgiving.
If we are reading this, there is already a lot to celebrate…
It’s a very good time to be here. But mind your step.
November 21, 2024
This week, the Engineering Committee of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority met to talk about the cost of the damage to the bridge during Helene and Milton. We will have extensive details about t…
Milton tees to benefit BGFD
November 21, 2024
Shirts featuring hand-drawn art by local artist Olivia Craig are being sold on Etsy to benefit the Boca Grande Fire Department.
The shirts were created in collaboration with Chief C.W. Blosser of…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: At Anchor Inn, Joyce King
November 21, 2024
The grand veranda at Boca Grande’s Anchor Inn is an inviting stop for many visitors to the community, even if they never go inside or stay a night at the inn. Visitors to the town often pause to sit…
Sand deadline for Boca Grande is Nov. 29
November 20, 2024
Lee County Solid Waste asks Boca Grande residents to set all Hurricane Milton sand debris curbside by Friday, Nov.29. Collections will begin on Saturday, Nov. 30 and may take several days to complet…
EcoWatch: Two strikes and we’re still not out
November 14, 2024
“Even with all our technology and the inventions that make modern life bso much easier than it once was, it takes just one big natural disaster to wipe all that away and remind us that, here on eart…
Educate Boca Golf Scramble moved to Dec. 14
November 14, 2024
So far, there are 20 teams signed up for the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce’s Educate Boca Golf Scramble, which was moved to Dec. 14 after Hurricane Helene.
The fundraiser was originally s…
Business and Real Estate: Report non renewals to state of Florida
November 14, 2024
Florida Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky is encouraging policyholders to reach out directly to the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR), if consumers impacted by recent storms receive a notice o…
Storm debris update, back to residential cleanup
November 14, 2024
Crews hired by Lee County cleaned up downtown Boca Grande last weekend. But in the wake of the improvement downtown, residential trash on the island appears to have exploded all along Gasparilla Roa…
Friends Annual Meeting addresses plans for season, construction
November 14, 2024
With flooding damage, group reviews construction plans
Remediation of the Boca Grande Community Center from Hurricanes Milton and Helene will continue into 2025. The Crowninshield House will lik…