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The Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce has released a new visitor survey called “Off Island Visitors.” It comes in the wake of a new ordinance that would restrict parking on the island to two hours for shoppers, and eliminate all beach parking for day-trippers except for Gasparilla Island State Park. The link to the survey […]
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A new draft ordinance would remove public beach access parking from all of Boca Grande, except for the Gasparilla Island State Parks, and institute a two-hour limit for business customers. The ordinance draft was moved forward on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 by Lee County. It will be voted on August 5, 2025. Highlights: Other notes: […]
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Volunteers at the toll booth BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY Don’t you just love it when the timing of something works out perfectly? Being in the right place exactly at the right time gives us grins and goosebumps sometimes, even for seemingly simple events. Here are a few turtle-patrol-related examples I noted from the past […]
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The State Park rebuilt fencing at Gasparilla Island State Park. It had been destroyed during hurricanes. It is park of a major effort in restoring full operations at the park. Photo by Cheryl
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Increased flooding danger, loss of environmental habitat and boat safety in the nearby waterways around the proposed Harbor Village development were the main topics of discussion at a citizen meeting Tuesday, June 17. The meeting was put together by Maronda Homes, developer of the Harbor Village project, located at the intersection of 776 and Gasparilla […]
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Ladies Howl at Moon Tournament is this weekend. There are two days of events. The tournament will be held Saturday, June 21 from 7 to 10 p.m. The Ladies Night Out captain’s party is on Friday, June 20, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Scarpa’s Coastal, upstairs. There, Scarpa’s is hosting complimentary hors d’oeuvres. There, […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in News, Police & Fire.
A little before 7 p.m. on Friday, June 13, a vehicle fire was reported at 333 Park Ave. by Gasparilla Adventures. The vehicle was a pickup truck, and the caller reported the fire as extinguished. Nobody was trapped inside, and the fire was not threatening any surrounding structures, according to the Lee County alert. On […]
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With the summer months comes the start of Florida’s peak mosquito season. Two jurisdictions cover mosquito control for Gasparilla Island. “We started this mosquito season with a bang,” said Jenifer McBride of Lee County Mosquito Control District. “We had a really dry winter so basically you guys are inundated with those salt marsh mosquitos.” Throughout […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
Surprise is the supremely effective tactic of war, in history and legend: Troy and the Trojan War, Trenton at Christmas, Tet and Normandy. Throughout history, the element of surprise makes the difference in momentum. Surprise is so important a tactic that often the argument after a war, or a battle mistake, is how much people […]
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BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE We are getting into the latter part of tarpon season here in Boca Grande, but the tarpon fishing is still hot! Whether you are pass fishing or fishing the beaches there are lots of tarpon around and willing to eat. Summer time weather patters have started to set in with the […]