BY THE BOCA GRANDE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Before returning to a vacation home, inspect the property for potential fire hazards that may have developed during your absence, such as faulty electronics, pe…
Charlotte County commissioners voiced unanimous support for preserving the historic Placida Bunkhouse and ultimately returning it to Placida during their Sept. 16 workshop. Built in 1906 or 1907 by…
As signs go up across Boca Grande for a new parking ordinance, some merchants are already worried about placement, including an area on 4th Street that is marked on the ordinance with one side of th…
An engineering firm has applied for preliminary permitting for conversion and construction of Amory Chapel in the Gasparilla Island State Park at the south end of the island. The goal is to convert…
At its Tuesday, Oct. 28 meeting, the Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners will again take up the topic of Boca Grande parking. The open discussion appears on the commission’s regular agend…
The actual removal of the Bayou Bridge began this week on behalf of the Gasparilla Island Water Association.
A barge and crane operation from Kelly Brothers was out on the water, as staff was beg…
Property owners in Municipal Service Benefit Units and Municipal Service Taxing Units (MSTU/TU) can sign up for informational emails about their units. Emails will contain information about advisory…
New firefighter-paramedic at BGFD
When firefighter-paramedic Pat Sherman joined the Boca Grande Fire Department, he wasn’t looking for a change of scenery so much as a closer sense of community…
From Illinois, turtle appreciation
BY RICK MUSGROVE
When I first arrived at the west side of Gasparilla Island in Boca Grande four and a half months ago, the beach was littered with stakes. Up…
Reflecting on five years at the Clinic
I was walking on the island the other day, passing the construction site where the new Clinic of the Future is taking shape, when I stopped for a moment to…
