The Boca Grande parking case Mark Hoogendoorn v. Lee County, set for today, will be rescheduled.
It is a lawsuit challenging Lee County’s permit-only beach parking restrictions in Boca Grande…
Gasparilla Island Magazine is the magazine of Boca Grande. Published bimonthly since 2013, it covers not only the surrounding islands of Cape Haze and Gasparilla, but Southwest Florida.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — The Florida International Air Show has been notified that the U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team will not appear at the 2026 Florida International Air Show, sch…
The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Sept. 15 to pause the process for proposed amendments to the Lee Plan and corresponding updates to the Land Development Code. As a result, the amendments…
The sale of 370 Park Avenue closed on Aug. 28. The Lee County Clerk reported that as of Aug. 28, the Miami-based Project Fishery LLC had purchased the property from Purple Cow 82 LLC of Winnetka, Il…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has posted an application for a project site for Harbor Village and Maranda Homes. The Army Corps link is HERE. Some notes from their application. The proposed acti…
At the Boca Grande Fire Department, there were 57 requests for assistance during the month of May. So far this year, the department has responded to 306 calls, up from 299 at this time in 2025.
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On Sunday, June 7, Charlotte County marine units were called to the Boca Grande Sandbar after a report that a 9-year-old girl sustained a puncture wound to her foot from a stingray barb while she wa…
The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake today off of Cuba, at location M 6.1 – 104 km west northwest of Mantua, Cuba. The time was 14:00:25 p.m, but felt a few minutes later in Boca Grande…
Editor’s Note: The notice has been rescinded. The Charlotte County Utilities Department has continued a precautionary boil water notice for some customers in parts of Rotonda and West County due to…
