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SW Florida Fishing: 2025 G.I.F.T. tourney is here …

November 20, 2025
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE The 30th annual Gasparilla Island Fly Fishing Tournament is only a few days away! This year’s event will have prizes for all three of our back country slam species, redfi…

Recalling the Major of St. Lo, Tom Howie, a man of outstanding character

November 13, 2025
BY JIM COCHRUN In the mid-50s, my little hometown of Naples, Fla., had a substandard school system. It was shortly after my father picked me up from school one day that my life would change forev…

COLUMNS: CAPT. VAN HUBBARD

November 13, 2025
It is good to be able to share memories of service to our country with others that understand I was blessed to be able to participate in our Veterans Day celebrations. When I wrapped up my tour o…

A week ahead to warm you up, plus Ernie

November 13, 2025
The early November chill came this week. Those arriving here seemed happy about it, as it was colder every place else in America. Florida retailers always like the cold too; it is hard to get custom…

EcoWatch: Shop for cruelty-free products this holiday

November 13, 2025
“Until we have the courage to recognize cruelty for what it is – whether its victim is human or animal – we cannot expect things to be much better in this world. We cannot have peace among men whose…

SW Florida Fishing: Favorite time of year…

November 13, 2025
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR It’s one of my favorite times of year to fish snook and reds in Charlotte Harbor. Halloween time is always great! This year it would seem a bunch of fish have parked themselv…

Turtle patrol: Summary of BGSTA’s success from this season

November 6, 2025
BY ARLENE HALL BGSTA SECRETARY After 182 days, BGSTA’s 2025 Turtle Patrol season came to an end on October 30. That’s when the last remaining green sea turtle nest (at right) reached 70 days old…

Letters: Ideas to change the atmosphere here

November 6, 2025
Editor’s Note: Last week, Emerson Wickwire sent us a letter mailed to Charlotte County commissioners, in the wake of their concerns about parking in Boca Grande. The letter, in the Oct. 31 issue, ha…

Opinion: Appreciation for the celebrity ghostwriters/authors among us

November 6, 2025
BY SUSAN HANAFEE I’d like to give a shout-out to best-selling author Catherine Whitney and all others of her kind. Never heard of her? That’s because she’s a ghostwriter and a very successful one…

History at the heart of Boca Grande  

November 6, 2025
To stand in the new exhibit room at the Crowninshield House, with its completed exhibits, is a wonder – especially considering where the Boca Grande Historical Society was after Hurricane Helene…