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Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic

January 26, 2024
Open Mixed Doubles The Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic kicked off this past weekend with Open Mixed Doubles at Boca Bay Pass Club with a crowd of tennis enthusiasts braving the chilly weather …

SW Florida Fishing: Sea trout is where the action is…

January 26, 2024
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Speckled sea trout have been the deal in the back country this week. The unsettled weather patterns from last week has made the fishing a little tough this week but the…

Lemon Bay Open House

January 26, 2024
Lemon Bay Conservancy will host its annual open house from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24. The event will be at the Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve at 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd. in Engl…

Red-tide Roomba? Mote Ocean Tech Team tests remote algae killer

January 26, 2024
Mote Marine Laboratory’s most recent Breakfast with a Scientist was something like taking the underground tour at Walt Disney World or going backstage during a major stage play. The 60 or more peo…

Impromptu meeting set for tennis ideas at Wheeler Road

January 26, 2024
After Lee County’s passage of a proposed plan to remove one tennis court at Wheeler Road and replace it with four pickleball courts, one local fan of tennis has organized an impromptu meeting and …

Moon after Yule, Wolf Moon or Labradoodle Moon

January 26, 2024
For anyone up early Wednesday morning, there was a particularly effective full moon coming through the clouds, different from a clear-sky full moon. With the clouds intermittently covering and unc…

Birds on island take a stressful tern

January 26, 2024
Last week’s colder weather proved to be challenging for wildlife. Islanders have been forced to step up to help get these animals to safety. Locals worked together to rescue an injured tern on …

Sawfish expert is launch speaker for new marine biology series

January 19, 2024
A new marine ecology education series will feature independent researchers on marine biology issues critical to Cape Haze and Charlotte Harbor. The Lemon Bay Coastal Seminar Series, set for an ina…

We’re in a pickleball here on Gasparilla Island

January 18, 2024
This week, Lee County voted to turn one of the two tennis courts on Wheeler Road into four pickleball courts. The case should not be viewed as simply that pickleball is winning over tennis (which …

2024 Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic opens Saturday, Jan. 20

January 13, 2024
It is that time of year when all eyes turn to the island’s tennis courts. The 2024 Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic opens Saturday, Jan. 20, and runs through Feb. 10.  With an array of…