Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial, Featured News.
This week, we have a story on the sale of Eldred’s (pictured here). Of course, we all know it needs a new custodian. Its current, old Florida, charming and useful state, cannot survive when the property is so valuable. It is literally the tip and entrance to not only Gasparilla Island, but a lifeline for […]
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Capt. Brad Hickman can be reach at 941-716-3757 or OffshoreBocaGrande.com.
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BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR It’s been a couple good weeks of great spring fishing. With Easter coming early the number of people and boats on the water should slow way down and the lull before tarpon season is a great time to get good snook and reds! When the white pelicans leave and the swallowtail […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Obituaries.
Dean M. Laux, 91, accomplished Army intelligence officer, publisher, editor, and community volunteer, died Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Born Oct. 26, 1932 in Evanston, IL, Dean spent his early years in Dalton, MA, later graduating from Amherst College with a degree in psychology. Drafted soon after college in 1954, Dean went through basic training at […]
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Sarah Kintner pulled in this unusually large bluefish from the Boca Grande backwater on March 24. Photo by Glenn
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On Wednesday, April 10 at 4:30 p.m., Paul Greenberg will speak on his book “Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food.” Investigating the forces that get fish to our dinner tables, Paul reveals our damaged relationship with the ocean and its inhabitants. Just three decades ago, nearly everything we ate from the sea […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Breaking News, News, Police & Fire.
More fun than kids and walkie talkies Citizens interested in learning how to use the handheld radios supported by the new island AUXCOMM system are invited to attend upcoming training sessions. These sessions will be conducted by project radio engineers of Suncoast Expeditionary Associates at the Fire House training room. Training sessions will be from […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Featured News, News, Police & Fire.
Hurricane passes allow island residents and business owners to get back into Boca Grande after a major storm or evacuation event. Property owners and commercial businesses can obtain reentry passes from the Boca Grande Fire Department in advance of any warnings being issued. About 1,000 passes were distributed after Hurricane Ian when the island was […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Featured News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
The Charlotte County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board replaced their regular meeting with a tour of a few of the west county parks on Tuesday, April 2. “People have lived here for years and don’t even know this is here,” said Charlotte County Public Relations Manager Breanna Benevenga, as the group toured one of […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Featured News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
Hank Irvine has recently returned home from the International Tennis Federation’s World Masters Team Tennis Championship with a silver medal. He plays as a member of the Zimbabwe team, which came in second place in the games for those 65 and older. Irvine plays in the “80s” team category, and his team managed to beat […]