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SW Florida Fishing: Great fall fishing

Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Another amazing week of fall fishing here in Boca Grande! The weather has been very comfortable and the fish have been biting! We are mainly targeting snook right now with lots of smaller sized fish keeping days action packed, along with some really nice fish measuring over 30 inches. Along with […]

Lee County adds email address for parking concerns; will put email sticker on back of BG signage

Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News.

Lee County has created an email address for questions about the new Boca Grande parking regulations. It is BocaGrandeParkingCommittee@leegov.com.  The email address came about after merchants and residents were concerned that signs, including a “By Permit Only” resident sign, had gone up across the island before parking permits were ready or even announced. Potential fines […]

Merchants concerned as parking sign goes up on 4th Street

Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in News, Uncategorized.

As signs go up across Boca Grande for a new parking ordinance, some merchants are already worried about placement, including an area on 4th Street that is marked on the ordinance with one side of the street for permits, and another side as 3-hour. “We are concerned that our entire front entry will be completely blocked,” […]

Four nests wait

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.

There are four nests left on the island after the fall sea turtle season. As the season is wrapping up there isn’t much of anything happening as we wait for those last nests to hatch. If you’d like to learn more about the BGSTA and what we do, as well as how you can volunteer […]

Fust season: From Desi Arnaz to hostess Perle Mesta

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Entertainment, Events, News.

This upcoming season marks the beginning of the Johann Fust Library Foundation’s milestone 75th year, and the 2025-2026 Literary Series offers the community the opportunity to see and hear exceptional authors and speakers. Most of these events are free to attend, with only two exceptions. Additionally, in honor of its 75th Anniversary, the foundation has […]

Radio testing

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News, Police & Fire.

The Boca Grande Fire Department would like to have everyone in the community issued an R7 radio to bring it into the station to be checked and to make sure that we have all records updated, and/or corrected in our log books. The radios were offered to the community in the event of a storm […]

Monday morning crash at the light

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News, Police & Fire.

The stoplight at the Boca Grande Causeway was the scene of a small accident the morning of Monday, Oct. 13; no EMS were present. Please be careful at the intersection, as the cars coming off Gasparilla Road have the right of way onto the Causeway when the light is green.            […]

Camera Club sets out speaker list for year

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Entertainment, Events, News.

The Boca Grande Camera Club launches its new 2025/2026 season with a series of guest speakers as well as field trips. This year, meetings will resume in the Crowninshield House of the Community Center on Tuesdays at 10 a.m., as well as on Zoom. Scheduled activities include: November 18 – What I Did Last Summer. […]