Bissell Pet Foundation’s program Empty the Shelters returns this spring from May 1-15, 2025. This lifesaving initiative helps make adoption more affordable by sponsoring reduced fees of $70 or less…
The right-hand, northbound lane of Gasparilla Road between Marathon Boulevard and Anchor Road will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, May 13 through Thursday, May 15, to repair a damaged guar…
Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell was cited by House Speaker Mike Johnson for his work with immigration and the Trump Administration.
In a list of 100 Americans who helped in the first 100 d…
Pictured here, local artist Larry Anderson with his truck near the 19th Street beach access last Friday, May 2. The front drivers side near the wheel caught fire while he was driving. The fire was o…
Amid the discussion of possible parking regulations in Boca Grande, Boca Grande Fire Department Chief C.W. Blosser added some insight to a draft of a parking ordinance circulating on the island. He…
At the Wheeler Road Community Park on Sunday, one of the three baby ospreys fell out of the nest while trying its first flight. After spending eight hours on the ground, county park officer Noah and…
Jennifer Mattu is the new executive assistant at The Island School. Ms. Mattu officially began her new position on March 31, 2025. Ms. Stevenson will be staying with the school in a remote capacity…
The Rev. John Warfel will be at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church this May and June.
Originally from Maryland, Warfel completed high school at the American Community School in London, and earned a B…
At the April quarterly meeting of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority, the question of street legal golf carts came up. Currently, a golf cart is not allowed through the toll, unless it has a lic…
While the rainy season has not fully arrived, the little bit of rain last week helped the situation with water supplies on Gasparilla Island, as irrigation has put the system to the test.
“Water…
