BY ROB ROBBINS
We are witnessing a dangerous “shell game” with coastal overdevelopment. Developers have been exploiting a Charlotte County-facilitated loophole to build even more units in Coastal…
New owner of Courtyard Hair
Courtyard Hair Etc on the north end of Gasparilla Island will celebrate its 35th anniversary next year, and new owner Sara Faella aims to remain true to the Boca Grand…
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR
Over the last few weeks, loads and loads of people have come to paradise hoping for warmer weather and excited to go fishing. My job is simple, fulfilling everyone’s dreams o…
We all have a responsibility to protect endangered species, both for their sake and for the sake of our own future generations.
Loretta Lynch, a former U.S. Attorney General, in a widely attribut…
Easter is early this year, and all of the island traditions are scheduled and underway for the busy weekend ahead.
Easter weekend begins on Good Friday with Stations of the Cross at noon. The sta…
Little Laser sailboats in annual competition
From left, competitors in the March 29, 2026, BSYC Island Championship are (L to R): Paul Malloure, Paul Richards, Commodore Lee Richards, Nat Leonard…
The Island School students, parents and teachers came together to sell baked goods and lemonade on Saturday, March 28 to benefit their fourth grade teacher, Dorothy Rahal.
From all the helpers…
Above, Jasmine Sanders was photographed on the Pine Island Sound Fishing Shacks. She is as “Golden Barbie” to her loyal social media following, Sanders uses her platform to share her interest in the…
Wick and Magge Sollers hosted the Lemon Bay Conservancy on Tuesday night, to present the conservation group’s efforts at saving the burrowing owls of Cape Haze and the region. From left are Magge So…
The Bradenton Fire Department responded to a request from Boca Grande Fire Department Chief C.W. Blosser, to borrow one of their fire trucks. On Wednesday, a crew brought a Pierce 107 ladder truck…
