Written by Arlene Hall on . Posted in Community, News.
On the consent agenda for the next Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, March 10, is a proposed resolution authorizing the Charlotte County Commission to participate in a joint public meeting with the Lee County Board of County Commissioners “for the purpose of resolving a conflict relating to public parking on Boca […]
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Reports from the Lee and Charlotte Sheriffs this week: March 3, 2026 – Residential burglary at a business located at the 5800 block of Gasparilla Road, Boca Grande at 11:30 a.m. March 3, 2026 – Miscellaneous criminal arrest at the Boca Grande Hotel, 5800 block of Gasparilla Road, Boca Grande just after 9 a.m. March […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in News, Police & Fire.
Last Tuesday, Feb. 24 the Boca Grande Fire Department extinguished a pool heater fire at a house off Gulf Shores Drive. “It was probably just wear and tear and the weather that caused it,” Chief C.W. Blosser said. “Swings in heat and cold, corrosion, wear and tear – all of that degrades the plumbing and […]
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BY SUSAN HANAFEE Do thoughts of artificial intelligence and the Chinese threat keep you awake at night? Are you worried about how the midterm elections will affect your pocketbook? Does the volatility of the stock market make your head spin? Never fear. Members of the Boca Grande Economics Group have been gazing into the future […]
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The Rev. Geoffrey Piper is the new Priest-in-Charge of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. The appointment was announced Feb. 22, at the church’s annual meeting. Last Sunday, the Rt. Rev. Douglas Scharf, Bishop of the Diocese of Southwest Florida, visited the parish, and met with the vestry. As Priest-in-Charge, Piper will have the same duties and […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
During a meeting on Tuesday, March 3 at the Community Center, the Boca Grande Fishing Guides Association voted to hire an attorney to help with access at the island’s Guide Docks on Bayou Avenue at the end of 5th Street, by The Pink Elephant. Their interest is not only the dock in general, but the […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community History, Featured News, News.
The last port agent and manager of Boca Grande’s phosphate dock, Joe Murray Freeman Jr., died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Temple Terrace at age 96. “He had so many answers that the highly educated did not,” said his son, Tommy, who remained in Cape Haze after his father’s retirement from the Seaboard Railroad. Joe […]
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BY DANIEL ANDREWS,CAPTAINS FOR CLEAN WATER Long before “water quality” became a headline, a handful of Floridians warned that the way we were reshaping this state would carry long-term consequences. Even in the 1940s, Marjory Stoneman Douglas understood that the Everglades wasn’t swampland to be drained. It was the system that made South Florida work. […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Education, Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: I am writing to express my deepest gratitude to the community for their overwhelming support of the recent Beach Ball held on Monday, March 2 to benefit the Boca Grande Preschool. Thanks to the incredible generosity of our neighbors, local businesses, and volunteers we were able to raise over $300,000 which will […]