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Bocilla Islands Conservancy hosts Art in the Palms on Feb. 7

January 28, 2026
Staff Report
Community

The Bocilla Islands Conservancy will host the Art in the Palms event on Saturday, Feb. 7. It is a community celebration of art, music, food and island conservation. The event raises funds to...

38th Annual Englewood Invitational Winter Art Festival set for this weekend

January 22, 2026
Staff Report
Entertainment, Events, News

The 38th Annual Englewood Invitational Winter Art Festival is set for Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 24-25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the grounds of the Englewood Elks Lodge at 401 N. Indiana Avenue in...

Seagrass expert of renown to speak at Lemon Bay

The Lemon Bay Conservancy welcomes Dr. James W. Fourqurean, distinguished university professor and associate director, Institute of Environment, Florida International University, who will present...

Counties to update on Winchester, River Road & regional trail system

January 22, 2026
Staff Report
Community, News

The Monday, January 26 meeting of the Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization will include the Charlotte County-Punta Gorda MPO. One item on the agenda is a discussion of the work on...

Paving for Pioneer Trail, revisions to building height definitions on Jan. 27

January 22, 2026
Arlene Hall
Community, News

The agenda for Charlotte County’s Jan. 27, 2026, Regular and Land Use Meeting includes a change order regarding the Rotonda West/Pioneer Trail Annual Paving Program, which includes extending the...

Take advantage of the low tide, and chilly water

Several people have asked me about our extremely low tides recently. I’ll try to help you understand what creates them. First, of course, is the moon. Both the full and new moons exert strong...

Dog tag owner found, but mystery as to how tag beached

Above, Scozzafava awards Laffaire with a diving coin. Photo by Matt In July 2024, Marie-Laure Laffaire was visiting Gasparilla Island from Paris, France. For years, she and her three children...

Tony Lapi tells of Lindberghs, ‘Tween Waters

Hotelier stories of old inn on Captiva begin benefit series for Ding The 21st annual “Ding” Darling Winter Lecture Series opens Thursday, Jan. 22, with Tony Lapi, longtime innkeeper at the...

Bridge finance and engineering meeting next Wednesday

January 8, 2026
Staff Report
Community, News

The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will have meetings of the Audit, Finance and Engineering committees beginning at 1 p.m. next Wednesday, Jan 14. The meetings will be held at the newly...

Chowder Dinner at Beach Club next week

The Island School PTO will host its 10th Annual Chowder Dinner on Friday, Jan. 16, from 6 to 9 p.m. at The Gasparilla Inn Beach Club. “This special event brings together our community,...