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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…

EcoWatch: Manatee Awareness Month

November 6, 2025
Help our sea cows The first part of a manatee that I saw was a big white scar,” Patrick Rose says. “As I got closer, I could see how that was affecting the manatee itself. That is still imprinted…

SW Florida Fishing: G.I.F.T.- Nov. 25 on the calendar

November 6, 2025
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE The 30th annual Gasparilla Island Fly Fishing Tournament (G.I.F.T.) presented by Gasparilla Outfitters is only a few weeks away and coming fast! This year all proceeds wi…

Turtle patrol: A final nest, hope

October 30, 2025
BY ARLENE HALL BGSTA SECRETARY I was trying to hold off as long as I could before writing this week’s turtle column and weekly stats, hoping that MAYBE our single remaining incubating green sea t…

Krusteaz pancakes and emails  

October 30, 2025
On Saturday, Charlotte Commissioner Joe Tiseo came to Cape Haze to talk to residents about issues and see the newly renovated Cape Haze Community Center. It was the unofficial re-re-opening of that…

History: How much of our islands here are ‘hainted’ by ghosts

October 30, 2025
BY KAREN GRACE, BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER Whether hauntings are real or not, Gasparilla Island and its surroundings have a history of ghost stories. The earliest involve Cayo Pelau, an island to…

Letters: Public letter to Charlotte Commission

October 30, 2025
To: Charlotte County Commissioners Ken Doherty, Christopher Constance, Bill Truex, Stephen Deutsch and Joseph Tiseo Dear Commissioners: I write respectfully as a long-time resident of our smal…

HOOK, LINE & SINKER

October 30, 2025
Anyone can pirate a fishing honey hole. Why not find your own spot? No one owns our local fishing spots, but are you a leader or a shadow? Unless you have a private pond, you don’t own your fa…