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BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Lots of great fishing this week in the windy conditions. We have really started to target the snook in the back country the last few weeks and some really nice sized snook have been around. Along with the slot snook lots of smaller but hard fighting snook have kept trips action […]
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On Tuesday, April 15, 2025, beginning at 2:00 p.m., the Lee Board of County Commissioners and Charlotte Board of County Commissioners will hold a joint meeting located at the Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Center, 75 Taylor Street, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss a wide range of topics, […]
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BY KAREN GRACE Just like the island, the neon cocktail glass at the center of the Temptation sign has survived storms for more than 75 years. As the only outdoor neon sign on the island, it has a history of its own. In 1939, Homer Addison started constructing the building which today houses The Temptation […]
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The Boca Grande Fire Department will hold its Putting Around the Firehouse event, a mini-golf extravaganza set for Saturday, April 5, at 360 E. Railroad Ave. Mini Golf registration will begin at 10 a.m. with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. They will be hosting station tours and demonstrating EMS and fire equipment. There will […]
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The Boca Grande Community Center will hold a dedication for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new The Island School at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 10. Dignitaries and donors, as well as the school, will be there. It is the first major part of the Friends of Boca Grande’s Renaissance Plan. Commissioner Brian Hamman of […]
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BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR It’s always a thrill to see people catching snook in the springtime in super shallow water. If I told you we have caught all the good ones we have seen, I would be lying. The hunt continues and there are a few schools of snook moving out of the back of […]
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The Lee Board of County Commissioners will vote on Tuesday, April 1 to conduct a public hearing for the Gasparilla Island Water Association (GIWA) to adopt a new rate structure and rate study. On January 21, 2025, GIWA voted to implement a new rate structure with a 3.5 percent increase on April 1, 2025, followed […]
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Young Life’s mission is to introduce teens to Jesus and help them grow in their faith. They do this by going where teens are and building mentoring relationships throughout middle and high school. Young Life staff and volunteers want to walk alongside teens through these difficult years and provide a space for them to just […]
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Island churches want to invite our entire community to join together in a time of prayer. We are asking that everyone stop wherever they are on Wednesday, April 9, at noon and pray for peace and unity within our Boca Grande community, within our nation and throughout our world. Lighthouse United Methodist and St. Andrew’s […]
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The Boca Grande Egg Hunt will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 19, at Wheeler Road Community Park, 305 Wheeler Road, Boca Grande. This free event is sponsored by Lee County Parks & Recreation and The Friends of Boca Grande Community Center. Activities include egg hunts for ages four and under, five to seven […]