Sports & Outdoors
EcoWatch: Controversy and facts collide on Dec. 6 … bear hunt
December 11, 2025
Hunting is not a sport. In a sport both sides should know they’re in the game.
Paul Rodriguez, comedian and writer born Jan. 19, 1955, known for his impacting quotes that often address social iss…
SW Florida Fishing
December 11, 2025
Tides, weather, temps and fish
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
A chilly start to the week has it feeling like winter. The beginning of the week brought some very low tides following the front.
Th…
Seashells lecture of Barrier Island Parks series at Lighthouse
December 4, 2025
The Barrier Island Parks Society (BIPS) hosted its third Brew With A View on Wednesday, Dec. 3, featuring Meredith Blain with the Englewood Shell Club.
“There are seashells on all seven continent…
Lee Parks contracts
December 4, 2025
The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve construction contracts for Lynn Hall Memorial Park and Crescent Beach Family Park improvements for damages sustained by Hurricane Ian…
Boca Bayou observer
December 4, 2025
Now that the Bayou bridge to the GIWA water works has disappeared, there is more regular traffic behind Gasparilla Island. Here a pelican regular at the Inn Marina observes a pontoon touring boat an…
Finishing a December full moon
December 4, 2025
A view above the old Railway Depot on Wednesday was the Moon Before Yule or the Cold Moon. It was also expected to be a super moon, as it was closest to the earth. At night, it has been cooler, and…
EcoWatch: Get armed for the battle against offshore drilling
December 4, 2025
The primal rhythmic power and the resonant sound of waves on the shore are like the earth’s heartbeat and becomes our connection with the body of nature
Jonathan Lockwood Huie Poet, author known…
SW Florida Fishing: December fishing is great!
December 4, 2025
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
We had quite the Thanksgiving week out on the water! The first half of the week felt like summer with temperatures in the 80s and light winds and warm waters.
Lots of…
Tennis and pickleball progress
November 26, 2025
Work continues on the Wheeler Road tennis and pickleball complex. The additions include new pickleball courts at the south end of the park, as well as the resurfacing of the tennis area. During…
The GICIA celebrates completion of Bike Path landscaping project
November 26, 2025
BY THE GASPARILLA ISLAND CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) has completed the restoration of the Bike Path from 1st St…