Two over weekend
A Coast Guard Station Cortez law enforcement crew terminated an illegal charter voyage that was acting as a bareboat charter Thursday near Anna Maria Island. Coast Guard officer…
Man rescued in shark and tarpon filled waters during busy evening
A man-overboard situation in Boca Grande Pass on Friday, May 15 during evening tarpon fishing made national attention. According…
The Boca Grande Fire Department responded to 134 calls for assistance in April and May 2026, reported Chief C.W. Blosser during the Board of Fire Commissioners meeting on Wednesday, May 20.
The…
Citations dismissed after tourist parking case
A Canadian man visiting Boca Grande this March had his parking ticket thrown out this week in court in Fort Myers. Jon Dimick, of Chester, Nova Scot…
This Saturday, May 23, Uncle Don’s Boca H2O Music Festival will be held on the water off the sandbar between Gasparilla Island and Placida. The concert is put together by Big Boy Toyz Expo.
The s…
Last week, several bystanders on a Gasparilla Island beach rescued a man who was in danger of drowning in the Gulf.
On Friday, May 8, just after noon, a man was pulled from the water near the Gas…
The next Board of Fire Commissioners meeting for the Boca Grande Fire Department will be held next Wednesday, May 20. All board meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 5 p.m. at th…
From April. 1 to April 30, 2026, there were a total of 204 parking citations issued in Boca Grande, one less than the total for both February and March.
During the same period, there were 31 warn…
The Boca Grande Fire Department responded to a three-boat fire at Jugg Creek in Bokeelia on Friday afternoon, May 1.
Three boats caught fire just before 4 p.m., creating thick black smoke that co…
As hurricane season approaches, the time to prepare is now. Part of that preparation for Gasparilla Island residents, property owners and business owners is to obtain hurricane passes from the Boca…
