Editorial
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…
Back to Moon on a Full Moon for Artemis II
April 2, 2026
The families begin gathering on the Bayou Bridge at around 6 p.m. A small crowd grows larger as the countdown continues to an expected launch time of 6:24 p.m. for Artemis II.
Florida. She almost…
The Sunday Next Before Easter
March 26, 2026
The “noise” of our everyday lives is relentless, and it is particularly problematic in recent years. Restaurants not only have multiple TVs, but our houses, and indeed our persons, are so connected…
Let us all live in a park-land together
March 19, 2026
Just last week, Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection released plans for all of the region’s state parks, in advance of a series of public meetings and beginning a long public comment per…
Let’s hang some pictures together, shall we?
March 12, 2026
Some extremely good news came the way of this part of the world on Monday, when Ringling College of Art and Design and the Hermitage Artist Retreat announced that the Hermitage would take over the s…
The fish goes where it wants, or where it can
March 5, 2026
Last Saturday, Bonefish & Tarpon Trust scientist Dr. Aaron Adams came to Boca Grande for a talk with the Gulf Conservation Alliance, a regional group trying to find solutions for our fisheries…
Wisdom, drought, weather and climate
February 26, 2026
There is weather, and there is climate. That’s a reminder from Morton Winsberg, a retired Florida State professor who wrote the classic monograph, “Florida Weather.” Winsberg reminds us that weathe…
Observations during a busy, gorgeous week
February 19, 2026
This editorial is written with an apology to readers, who assuredly do not want to read about parking. The sad thing, however, is that this editor would far prefer writing about ibises, or the color…
Standards at the Range Light
February 12, 2026
This March, the Hermitage Artist Retreat on Manasota Key will hold an event at the Range Light.
The event is entitled Joe & Lauren: Making Music in Boca Grande, featuring Joe Iconis and Laure…
Chilly week, but the simplest, oldest, wild variety survives
February 5, 2026
Thursday, the region got an actual rain, something desperately needed by all after a cold snap. How long has it been since we have seen “100%” on the weather app as the chance of rain? There is a pr…











