Written by Brent McConnell on . Posted in Columns, Opinion, Real Estate.
Are you eying a humanoid robot? BRENT McCONNELL We once made the mistake of standing at the front of the crowd at the 2023 Munich Oktoberfest when the morning gates opened. Thousands of people surged in behind us, pushing toward the beer tents. Those of us up front got carried along, nearly crushed and literally […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Breaking News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
Lee County Parks & Recreation has announced that the new pickleball courts at Wheeler Road Community Park in Boca Grande are complete and open for play. The courts at 305 Wheeler Road officially opened on Monday, June 22. Construction began in September 2025. The courts will be open daily from dawn to dusk. Although the […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Entertainment, Featured News, News.
Get planning for the Boca Grande Fourth of July Golf Cart Parade. The event is an annual July 4th tradition on the island; there are no entry fees and you just need to line up around 8:30 a.m. at the Scarpa’s Coastal parking lot at 321 Park Avenue. The parking lot is to the left […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community History, Featured News, News.
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will consider two cases at its meeting on July 8. The first case concerns 1000 10th Street. It is a request to change the house’s status from contributing to noncontributing in the Boca Grande Historic District. The board will consider whether to direct Lee County staff to schedule a […]
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Community, Entertainment.
BY SUSAN HANAFEE Amazon has been on my “list” lately for failing to be good stewards of my older books. There have been broken links. Old covers have resurfaced; new covers disappeared. An order I placed for a book for a friend has gone unfulfilled for almost two months. Sorry for ranting, but I wanted […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community History.
FIVE YEARS AGO Work had begun on the expansion project at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church with the home next door razed and the lot cleaned. TEN YEARS AGO The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority and Lee County began an interlocal agreement to give Department of Transportation vehicles access over the bridge allowing them to […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Obituaries.
Bob Leland, devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend, entrepreneur, and lifelong supporter of the University of Michigan, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He was 92. Born in Detroit, Mr. Leland spent his childhood in Birmingham, Michigan. He attended Barbour Hall Catholic boarding school in Kalamazoo run by […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
The founding fathers of America are frequently counted merely as the privileged and the victors. In the common (mis)understanding of American history, they were simply the nation’s wealthiest elite – men who had the most to lose if the revolution failed, but who ultimately cruised through to glory. But the reality was far different. A […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Columns.
BY JAMES J BLALA, BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTERAs the United States celebrates 250 years of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, what is the best way to commemorate this unique event in a meaningful way? Many will celebrate by participating in or observing parades, firework displays, concerts, dramas, movies, attending lectures and reading books. […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Profiles.
Releasing an album, after publishing a book of poetry, is hardly the next step for most logistics and medical supply entrepreneurs. But David Parker Allen decided to give a new blues and country album a try. He this week finished the album entitled “Broke” after two years of work. These days, with self-publishing, Allen is […]