Opinion
SW Florida Fishing: The spring winds…
April 24, 2025
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR
I have spent many years fishing the Boca Grande backcountry in the springtime and unfortunately it usually includes wind, lots of wind. This spring is no different and it has…
Garden: Mackinac landscape architect on planting a car-less island
April 17, 2025
BY LAMAR TOOLE, BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB
The final meeting of the Boca Grande Garden Club 2024-25 season was held on April 2 and featured an entertaining presentation by Michigan- and Florida-lice…
Letters: Dogs for Dogs bark thanks for Suncoast Humane
April 17, 2025
To the Editor:
On behalf of Suncoast Humane Society, we would like to extend heartfelt thanks to the Boca Grande community for the generous support it showed at the 5th Annual Dogs for Dogs fundr…
OPINION: RANDY REID
April 17, 2025
Church uncertain about planning 2025 season with parking question
BY RANDY REID
Our community of Boca Grande is resilient, to a point. Our future as an exceptional community is uncertain. The…
OPINION: VAN HUBBARD
April 17, 2025
Easter. Plus, we do not have a rewind if you want that photo
Easter is our most significant religious holiday. It’s also a time many of our winter visitors head home. Spring’s fishing blossoms wi…
Let’s meet more often. Ham or lamb?
April 17, 2025
On a beautiful Easter weekend, there are family visits, decisions about seating and the ultimate choice, ham or lamb?
To be honest, this editor is in both camps on that one. The key is to ensure…
EcoWatch: Hallelujahs and OMGs
April 17, 2025
“Christianity, we must treat nature with the same awe and wonder that we reserve for human beings. And we do not need this insight in order to believe in God or to prove his existence. We need to br…
SW Florida Fishing: The spring bite is on…
April 17, 2025
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
We have had another great week of fishing here in Boca Grande and are catching all sorts of different species. From the usual snook, redfish and trout along with lots of…
Letters: Praise for youth’s op-ed on carts
April 10, 2025
To the Editor:
I would like to commend Gray Indelicato’s Opinion: “Golf Carts: Don’t blame the operator, etc.”, was brilliant.
His observation of irresponsibility is not age relate…
Letters: Obligation only for churchgoers to walk 50 feet
April 10, 2025
To the Editor:
I quote a very abbreviated part of your editorial for April 4 –
“What passed on Tuesday … was a horrible, horrible … ordinance… that the churches could not have Christmas servic…