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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
This week, protest came to Boca Grande over Minneapolis and ICE. Those who saw it on social media and are reading about it today will have different opinions. Ask anyone their thoughts, and you will…
The United States is living in two worldviews these days. As the late Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams would say, we are each living in two different movies. As a local newspaper, the issues we cover…
