Opinion
Letters: Whidden’s 100 thanks
October 29, 2026
To the Editor:
Thank you to everyone, everyone who braved the storms on Saturday to celebrate Whidden’s 100 year birthday.
What a celebration it was, too.
Fresh mullet caught by Matthew &am…
OPINION: A history of clever campaign slogans
October 29, 2026
Above, The Library of Congress holds images of American campaigns, including this one from the 1968 campaign from the U.S. News & World Report Magazine Collection. Warren Leffler photo …
EDITORIAL: Looking peacefully at the Ocean of Storms
October 29, 2026
Those of us who are lucky enough to have been here in Florida these last few days have had a week of crisp weather under what seems to have been an exceptionally long, and beautiful, series of full…
EcoWatch: First offshore fish farm approved in the Gulf
October 29, 2026
Increasingly, we will be faced with a choice, whether to keep the oceans for wild fish or farmed fish. Farming domesticated species in close proximity with wild fish will mean that domesticated fish…
OPINION & ESSAYS: The best landscape designer I never hired
October 22, 2026
BY BRENT MCCONNELL
Landscape designers can be impressive at their craft. They understand sunlight, soil, drainage, home design and maintenance. In Southwest Florida, they also have to plan for su…
Whidden’s Centennial: Like the good ole days
October 22, 2026
Saturday evening was wet, but the Whidden’s 100 anniversary fish fry was great.
It was wonderful to see locals of all ages gathered to celebrate Whidden’s Marina’s century celebration. The Boca G…
EDITORIAL: odds and ends …
October 22, 2026
Above, 5th Street beach access this week. Photo by Anna
A few asides and notes as folks come back from northern climes to the sunny shores of Florida.
Compromise Happens: The Boca Grande Par…
SW Florida Fishing: Snook and reds …
October 22, 2026
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
The back country fishing this last week has been lights out with lots of really nice sized snook, redfish and trout chasing bait on the flats!
Along with the snook, re…
OPINION & ESSAYS: Finding comfort in familiarity; Everything part of the ritual
October 15, 2026
BY ERNIE VANDERWALT
We all have our routines. Coffee, first thing in the morning. Brush your teeth, last thing at night, glasses off, plug in the phone. And everything in between.
There’s a wa…
EDITORIAL: The system is what it does: 70 years of ‘The Organization Man’
October 15, 2026
Back in the fall of 1956, exactly 70 years ago, William H. Whyte Jr.’s landmark book “The Organization Man” debuted. The nonfiction sociology study mirrored another parallel bestseller, Sloan Wilson…










