Sports & Outdoors
FWC issues reminder on best tarpon practices
May 13, 2025
Tarpon season is in full swing and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is reminding anglers to use these best fishing practices to keep silver kings reigning for generations to com…
Baby osprey returned to nest at Wheeler Road after failed flight
May 8, 2025
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…
Bridge Authority addresses ‘street legal’ golf cart regs
May 8, 2025
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…
Water usage hits record level in April for GIWA
May 8, 2025
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…
Let the season begin: Tarpon tourney schedules now set
May 8, 2025
Boca Grande has a full season of Tarpon Tournaments, offering different traditions and prizes.
Tarpon season begins Saturday, May 10 with the Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament. Find more informa…
Donated ATV will help Boca Grande Sea Turtle nest protection
May 8, 2025
The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association recently received a $15,000 donation to purchase a utility task vehicle, or UTV, for turtle patrols this season.
Arlene Hall of the Association wrote about…
Junonia find on North end
May 8, 2025
Madeline Robbins, age 10, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin found a rare Junonia shell while swimming on the North end of the Island at her grandparents’ home.
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COLUMNS: VAN HUBBARD
May 8, 2025
Stealth the secret, let it enhance your ‘richest’ odds this tarpon season
It’s tarpon time here in Boca Grande. Enjoy the action.
While silver kings are not the only game in town, it’s tarpon…
OPINION: THE GICIA ON PARKING
May 8, 2025
Plan an appropriate tool to find balance while managing growth
BY THE GICIA
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association has been working to preserve island life since 1971…
EcoWatch: Celebration of Mother’s Day & Be Kind to Animals month
May 8, 2025
“There is no difference between the worry of a human mother and an animal mother for their offspring. A mother’s love does not derive from the intellect but from the emotions, in animals just as in…