Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community History.
FIVE YEARS AGO Boca Grande Glee Club, yoga classes and chorus rehearsals along with Sunday services were all taking place virtually due to the pandemic. TEN YEARS AGO The Spring Fair was held with the dunk tank being a highlight. The carnival featured games of strength, food, pony rides and face painting. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
We can be sure that you, our dear reader, are tired of hearing about parking. What is exasperating about the situation is that Lee County could have had a public meeting with the island, explained the plan, had residents speak to it and then voted on it. And we could have written about it for […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Events.
This past Monday evening, Friends’ Boca Grande Live! featured Rock this TownOrchestra with swinging sounds of the ‘50s and ‘60s. Photo submitted
Written by Scott Cotherman on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
There’s something remarkable happening on the golf course that has never occurred before. The face of the game has changed more in the past five years than the previous 50, driven by unprecedented diversity. Across the country, ladies golf is booming, which has driven new offerings at area clubs, Coral Creek and Lemon Bay. According to […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
“Without sharks, you take away the apex predator of the ocean, and you destroy the entire food chain.” Peter Benchley, American author and co-author of the movie adaptation of Jaws. Peter Benchley, author of his first novel “Jaws” in 1974, sold 20 million copies of his novel. It tells the story of a large great […]
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Spring is here and the weather this week has been great! It seems that for the time being we have broken the windy weather patterns we’ve experienced the last few weeks and the fish have been fired up! We are starting to see some really nice snook being caught consistently throughout […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Featured News, News.
Lee County Parks and Recreation has opened the 19th Street paddle craft launch as well as beach accesses on 1st, 3rd, 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 17th and 19th streets. Access at 3rd Street and parking at 5th Street were reopened last Friday, March 21. Beach access at 5th Street remains closed at this time, according to an update from Lee County […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Breaking News, News.
Lee County has posted the agenda for the next Board of County Commissioners meeting, on which there is an item to “Direct to Public Hearing Gasparilla Island Parking Ordinance Amendments.” The item is number 43 on the administrative agenda for the 9:30 a.m. meeting on Tuesday, April 1. It specifies that if voted through, commissioners would […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Breaking News, Featured News, News.
Charlotte County announced that the southern entrance to Englewood Beach parking lot will reopen on Wednesday, April 2, providing pedestrian access onto the beach. Parking spaces will be limited. In addition, Charlotte County Transit will provide a park and ride service to the beach from Tringali Park located at 3460 N. Access Road in Englewood. […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
“If you smile when you see a Butterfly, you have happiness in your soul.” Diana Cooper, poet and author The beautiful Monarch butterfly has been in the news recently, not because of its beauty it provides to our gardens and to our lives, but to report the sad news that the iconic Monarch butterfly is […]