Editorial
All about turf, at the Turf Club in Saratoga and at home
June 11, 2026
Who could be lucky enough to have caught the last few moments of The Belmont Stakes at Saratoga on Saturday? No, it was not in Saratoga, New York, where the Belmont was held this year for the last t…
A property tax referendum this fall, and the lanyard class
June 4, 2026
This week, the Florida legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis came together to put a property tax referendum before voters. The November referendum will ultimately increase the Homestead exemption from $…
Look! What do you see?
May 28, 2026
This week, a particularly welcome sight appeared at the Placida Boat Ramp: a trailer full of blue crab traps, tended by crabbers heading out to Charlotte Harbor and Lemon Bay. It is that season once…
The end of an American news institution
May 21, 2026
Tonight marks the end of a great American institution. CBS Radio, after 99 years, will broadcast its final news program Friday at 11:30 p.m., Eastern Time. CBS Radio News, the last surviving part of…
Business is serious business
May 14, 2026
This Wednesday at the second meeting of the Boca Grande Parking Committee, they heard from a number of business owners and managers who asked for “seasonality” in the enforcement of parking restrict…
A new Boca Grande Health Clinic
May 7, 2026
Tuesday was the unveiling of the new Boca Grande Health Clinic. It is a great moment not only for Gasparilla Island and the surrounding region, but for American medicine in general. That sounds far…
Hope-filled restart for the Boca Grande Preschool
May 1, 2026
This Friday, something very happy is happening for the island: the groundbreaking, without fanfare, of the Boca Grande Preschool. The school will return to the island.
It is a recognition of hard…
The parking meeting, and lowering the temperature
April 23, 2026
As theater at the Boca Grande Community Center, it was about as good as it gets, but not truly in the way of a Royal Palm Players production.
On a Wednesday afternoon, the new Boca Grande Parking…
Up in the pine straw one too many times
April 16, 2026
The sporting world was transfixed over the weekend at the Masters. Everyone digs in and watches, especially with the story of Rory McIlroy, the son of an Irish golf club bartender. Everyone has a fa…
The rain came, and a Florida wind. A sunny Saturday?
April 9, 2026
This midweek morning, a northeast breeze blows in Southwest Florida. The wind can best be described as delicious with a temperature at 67 degrees. It is cool but not cold. This is an opinion section…











