The tentative opening is scheduled for early March. Lee County Parks & Recreation is overseeing the beach parks restoration, including facilities and amenities.

Emily and Jim talk about the blue holes of the Gulf Mote Marine Laboratory is sharing some of its most interesting research with Boca Grande audiences through a series of presentations called Coffee with a Scientist. This week there were two scientists having coffee and sharing their research on blue holes in the Gulf of […]

“Despite a few leftover challenges from the hurricane, the church women are moving ahead full steam to ensure that this year’s event is as much fun as in previous years,” said Gloria Mitchell, who along with her daughter, Amy Mitchell, is co-chairing the event. “This year’s festival will signal our efforts to return to normal and, of course, will underscore the need to help others that are still suffering as a result of the storm.”

Submitted by the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Quarterly Board meeting was held on Wednesday February 25, 2023, in the offices of the Authority. Ginger Watkins was re-elected as Chairman of the Board and Drew Tucker was re-elected as Vice Chairman. The GIBA Board unanimously appointed George Milne to fill Advisory […]

It’s the sixteenth year of celebrating creative innovation for the “Art on Banyan: Five Women” Exhibit, presented at the Boca Grande Art Center. This year the group welcomes a new addition, ceramic artist Carol Mack. Her passion for both clay and printmaking is revealed in her delicate vessels, which employ multiple applications of incising, underglazes, […]

The Barrier Island Parks Society recently hosted its annual red tide forum, shining a spotlight on the research. The forum featured three scientists who have dedicated much of their lives to finding ways of making the occurrence of red tide in the Gulf of Mexico less problematic to the people of Southwest Florida and beyond.