Opinion
Letters: Health Clinic grateful to Hank Wright sponsors
April 23, 2026
To the Editor:
On behalf of the Boca Grande Health Foundation and the Boca Grande Health Clinic, we extend our sincere thanks to the Boca Grande community for its continued support of the 3…
Letters: Courtyard Hair goodbye to Susan Wright Hoots
April 23, 2026
To the Editor:
The staff at Courtyard Hair Etc. would like to acknowledge Susan Wright Hoots, former owner, and her 54 years of hard work and dedication in Boca Grande. Susan has a big hear…
Letters: Historical Society thanks community for support
April 23, 2026
To the Editor:
The Boca Grande Historical Society wants to share their heartfelt thanks to Sandy Melvin and the Fishing Hall of Fame Committee. The first annual Boca Grande Fishing Hall of…
Letters: Questions about fire pit atop 5th Street condo
April 23, 2026
To the Editor:
Near 7:00 a.m. on March 26, five fire trucks appeared in front of our Park Place building, with a ladder extending to the rooftop, 30 feet up. Per the fire department, an “an…
Letters: Thanks to Tiseo, Robbins for density discussion
April 16, 2026
To the Editor:
I thank and commend Rob Robbins for his concise, easy-to-understand explanation of the Transfer of Density Units discrepancies viz a viz the 135 unit apartment complex develo…
OPINION: Public boating, water access are key issues for Lee Commission
April 16, 2026
BY AMANDA COCHRAN
If you’ve tried to get out on the water just about anywhere across Lee County lately, you already know there’s a problem.
With over 50,000 registered boaters, from Boca Grand…
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…
EcoWatch: Earth Day 2026: A year for concern
April 16, 2026
We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our own greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet.”
Stephen Hawkin…
SW Florida Fishing: Big snook and it’s tarpon time…
April 16, 2026
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR
Here in Boca Grande fishing for tarpon takes center stage in April. For the next few months, the big silver monsters roll into town like they own it. What’s fun about it is s…
Ask A Doc: The AI at the Boca Grande Health Clinic is about dictation, not medicine
April 9, 2026
BY DR. BRET KUEBER, M.D.
If you’ve been to the Boca Grande Health Clinic recently, you may have noticed that your physician is looking at you a bit more and at the computer a bit less.
That’s…






