Hermitage slates event on Gasparilla Island
Among the new Hermitage Artist Retreat programs are a beachside program at the Gasparilla Range Light.
The Hermitage announced new programs in February and March, spanning Lee County up through M…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Denise Juergens
Setting up for turtle season At sunrise, when Boca Grande’s beaches are still quiet, Denise Juergens is already out there. She walks the same stretch of sand most mornings, scanning for signs that most people would never notice: the wide drag marks of a nesting turtle, the faint zigzag of hatchling tracks or the subtle […]
Sports & Outdoors
Frank Steele Koffend 1933-2025

Frank Steele Koffend, shark tooth collector, feather-wearer, friend gatherer, Poppy extraordinaire, of Appleton, Wisconsin, died on December 6th, 20…
Walter Jerome Frautschi, 1931-2026

Walter Jerome Frautschi passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 8, 2026, in Boca Grande, Florida, closing a long and remarkable life that began…
Service for architect Hank Browne set for Saturday in Charlottesville

Above, Browne, in a profile in 2004, and below, in a story in 2009 while on the Preservation Board, as he railed against ugly island signage at the…
Robert Marini, 1931-2026

Robert Marini of Boca Grande, Florida and South Weymouth, Massachusetts passed away on January 1, 2026 in Englewood, Florida. He was born September…
Memorial Service for Constance ‘Connie’ Gregg

There will be a Memorial Service for the late Constance Weiser “Connie” Gregg on Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. Im…


























