Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: Boca Grande Art On Park Avenue was a great success this past weekend and I wanted to thank everyone for coming out and showing your support for original art and the fine artists who create it. Downtown Boca Grande was transformed into an open-air fine art gallery for the weekend, and we […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community History.
FIVE YEARS AGO Many residents responding to a National Register of Historic Places proposal were against the inclusion even before the public meeting. Residents were against attracting more visitors to the island. TEN YEARS AGO Boca Bargains held a fashion show at The Gasparilla Inn & Club with over 170 guests attending. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
There is weather, and there is climate. That’s a reminder from Morton Winsberg, a retired Florida State professor who wrote the classic monograph, “Florida Weather.” Winsberg reminds us that weather is about the conditions in a time or place, and climate is the average long-term state of the atmosphere above us. His 1990 book, long […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.
The Lemon Bay Women’s Interclub team will be headed to Regionals at Heron Creek next week. Interclub is a part of Florida State Golf Association. It is a six week tournament, three at home games and three away games. It is a match play event. Polly Flinn and Carolanne Taub are the Captains of the […]
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR It’s a sad day here in Boca Grande for fisherman like me who have enjoyed wading the shoreline looking for snook, reds, trout, pompano, sheepshead, cobia, tripletail, etc. The days of quietly walking along the shoreline in search of good fishing has become significantly restricted to residents only in many of […]
Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
The Lemon Bay Girls Beach Volleyball team sponsored the “Catch a Convict” sheepshead tournament as a fundraiser. Cape Haze Marina hosted the event. The weather and fish cooperated, with plenty of thieving convicts, sheepshead, in attendance. The event was held Feb. 21. They enjoyed a strong turnout and raised more than $13,000 to support the […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.
The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce has introduced the first annual Gasparilla Grande Slam Back Bay Fishing Tournament, to be held on March 28. This inshore fishing event celebrates competitive angling, sportsmanship and coastal heritage targeting redfish, snook and speckled trout. On Saturday, March 28, lines will be in from 9 a.m. to 1 […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Entertainment, Events, News.
Editor’s Note: This has been rescheduled as of 2/5/26. ‘Everything (and everyone) alive today is descended from an organism that somehow survived the impact. But it does not follow from this that they (or we) are any better adapted.’ The Friends of Boca Grande Community Center is set to host one of the most influential […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Events, News.
Built to Last: What Winning Restaurants Do Differently, an in-person program featuring restaurant industry leader Ed Rensi, will take place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 23,, at the Military Heritage Museum in Punta Gorda. Presented by SCORE Port Charlotte and hosted in partnership with the Punta Gorda Chamber of Commerce and the Charlotte […]
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Severe drought is impacting nearly all of Lee County, causing grass to change from lush green to dry and brown. From Charlotte to Collier counties, dry weather ranges from moderate to severe. The National Weather Service reported that 2025 was the sixth driest year on record in Fort Myers, and the consequences have rolled into […]