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Health Clinic taken from the air

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Health & Wellness, News.

An aerial view of the construction of the future Boca Grande Health Clinic, looking south, taken Thursday morning. The building, replacing a storm damaged Annex, is part of their Clinic of the Future project.                                           […]

New members of Parking Committee named by county

Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Breaking News, Community, News.

Nine out of 15 members were appointed to the Boca Grande Parking Panel at Tuesday’s Board of Lee County Commissioners meeting.  At the Oct. 7 meeting, during commissioner appointments, Commissioner Brian Hamman appointed Sandy Stilwell Youngquist, Richard Weber and Barbara McLaughlin to the panel. Younquist owns Keylime Bistro downtown. McLaughlin and Weber were on the […]

State Park renourishment done; seawall goes on

Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.

By the middle of this week, crews were winding up the Florida-funded beach renourishment at Gasparilla Island State Park, at the south end of the island. Tuesday, crews had removed most pipes from the beach at the State Park and were moving sand from piles just north of the Boca Bay Pass Club, near South […]

Visit to the new luxury RV park on Gasparilla Road

Written by Angela McPhillips on . Posted in Breaking News, Community, News.

A new RV resort has opened just off Gasparilla Island, offering travelers a modern, resort-style experience near Boca Grande.  Cabana Bay RV Resort by Boca Grande, located at 9001 Gasparilla Rd. in Placida, sits on five acres and features 170 sites with full hookups, 100-amp service and paver pads. The gated property includes a clubhouse […]

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Hurricane Milton

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community, Featured News, News, Profiles.

Part II of a stormy fall, 2024 This time last year, the island was just beginning to get back to normal business following the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene. Mud was being cleared out and trash was being bagged on the curbs as Hurricane Milton was forming in the Western Gulf of Mexico. Sunday, Oct. […]

Removal of temporary Bayou bridge begins Oct. 16

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

Above, a 2020 photo of the temporary Bayou bridge used for GIWA operations. The old bridge is portable and is now in place, but it will be permanently removed this month. It had been used because the higher, and permanent, golf cart bridge is too steep and weak for heavy trucks and lifting.      […]

Matthew Gilmour Thompson 1942-2025

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Obituaries.

Matthew Gilmour Thompson, 83, died on September 24, 2025. Born in Richmond on June 3, 1942, to Madeline Waller and Edward Thompson, Matt is survived by Janet Herring Thompson, his wife of 64 years; sons, Matthew G. Thompson, Jr. (Nancy) and Carter P. Thompson (Chase); and a daughter, Douglas Donnan Thompson O’Keefe (Stewart). His brother, […]

OPINION: CAPT. VAN HUBBARD

Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.

Serious costs ahead for advanced wastewater treatment We have a serious problem with wastewater treatment. We’re dumping minimally treated sewage into our waterways while burying our heads in the sand. By the early 2030s, we’re required to upgrade to advanced wastewater treatment, but our beaches and waters are already impaired. This problem doesn’t smell like […]

Many more will be looking at the water

Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial, Sports & Outdoors.

This week, the new Mote SEA Aquarium opened in Sarasota, just outside the University Town Center mall. The oft-told local angle is important to retell, as there are many lessons from its 1955 founding in Placida. It all began with a lecture at Englewood Elementary School and an invitation to visit Cape Haze. In 1954, […]