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Above, Thomas David, Charlotte County attorney. Screenshot Boca Grande parking was a major topic at the Oct. 13 Charlotte County Board of County Commissioner’s meeting. During the public input portion of the meeting, local residents Rita Kitenplon and Nancy Martin questioned the need for an additional 180-day extension abating the conflict resolution procedures between Charlotte […]
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Whidden’s Marina will celebrate its centennial with a family fun Fish Fry and Music. The event will be Saturday, Oct. 17 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The event promises Good Food, Great Company and Lasting Traditions. Michael P. Haymans and his Hibiscus Band will be sharing some original music. There will also be some Charlotte […]
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Disaster fund project The Lee County Sheriff’s Office will hold a groundbreaking for a new Sheriff’s Cottage on Wheeler Road, to replace the old one damaged during Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The community is invited to the dedication which will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday Oct. 22. The house is situated at the back […]
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GICIA and Lee County partner to restore historic Banyan Street BY THE GICIA In partnership with Lee County, the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association is moving forward with an ambitious project to restore Boca Grande’s iconic Banyan Street. Around 1915, landscape architect Carl Rust Parker designed a plan to line what was then known […]
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Above, Sally Downey discusses parking around the Methodist Church, including a count of street parking. Photo by Garland The Boca Grande Parking Committee voted to allow parking for the Lighthouse United Methodist Church on the Gilchrist median between 2nd and 3rd streets on Sundays between 8 a.m. and […]
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Henry C. “Hank” Yeiser passed away peacefully on July 30, 2026, at age 79, at his home in Cincinnati, Ohio. A celebration of his life is planned for Boca Grande, October 26 at 5:30 p.m. at the Eagle Grill and Dockside, 220 Harbor Dr, Boca Grande, FL. Family and friends are invited to join us […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community History, Profiles.
Historical Society president and volunteer This week volunteers were in the Crowninshield Community House stuffing mailers for the Boca Grande Historical Society. In all the mailers and materials, there is something slightly different, the most noticeable being a new logo. “We found five different logos over the years,” said Historical Society President Scot Shively. “Yep. […]
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FIVE YEARS AGO The Bocapalooza reunion was held with the usual, huge amount of fun. It was a get-together for the young and old who called Boca Grande their hometown. TEN YEARS AGO Heidemarie J. Burke won awards for her photography in the Florida Professional Photographers’ competition. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO The first Saltwater Summit was […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
El Nino can have intense atmospheric and oceanographic effects, such as increased precipitation, flooding, and warmer ocean temperatures, with observable impacts on marine ecosystems for months or even years afterward. — NOAA Fisheries El Nino occurs every two to seven years, when warm equatorial waters in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean influence global jet […]
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Gasparilla Island Magazine is the magazine of Boca Grande. Published bimonthly since 2013, it covers not only the surrounding islands of Cape Haze and Gasparilla, but Southwest Florida. Below, our most recent issues, in reverse order, are available online, by clicking on the issue date. To advertise, call 941-964-2995. You can subscribe HERE. September/October 2026 […]