Sports & Outdoors

Basin Sailing Yacht Club hold its annual Island Championships regatta
Little Laser sailboats in annual competition The Basin Sailing Yacht Club, also known as BSYC, held its annual Island Championships this past Sunday, March 29, at the Boca Bay Power House lagoon. Racing conditions for the RC Lasers were great with breezy, northeast winds. Then midway through the races the winds lightened up a bit […]

Lee tourism brings Sports Illustrated Swimsuit shoot to Cayo Costa
April 2, 2026
Above, Jasmine Sanders was photographed on the Pine Island Sound Fishing Shacks. She is as “Golden Barbie” to her loyal social media following, Sanders uses her platform to share…

Burrowing owls by Lemon Bay
April 2, 2026
Wick and Magge Sollers hosted the Lemon Bay Conservancy on Tuesday night, to present the conservation group’s efforts at saving the burrowing owls of Cape Haze and the region. Fr…

Don Pedro beach
April 2, 2026
Charlotte County Public Works welcomes residents of Don Pedro Knight Islands to an informational meeting at 10 a.m., April 7, 2026, at Ann & Chuck Dever Regional Park Recreat…

State Park holds meetings on area plans
April 2, 2026
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public meeting Tuesday, April 7, from 2 to 6 p.m. to gather input on the updated management plan for Gasparilla Isl…

Dog Park closure for pickleball construction
April 2, 2026
The dog park at Wheeler Road Community Park, 305 Wheeler Rd., Boca Grande, temporarily will close beginning Monday, April 6, due to construction associated with the park’s pickle…

Seagrass volunteers
April 2, 2026
The Charlotte County UF/IFAS Extension Service is seeking volunteers to participate in the Eyes on Seagrass to document the health and status of seagrass within the Charlotte Har…

