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Ringling’s Englewood Art Center now part of Hermitage Artist Retreat

Officials from the Ringling College of Art and Design and The Hermitage Artist Retreat announced today that Sarasota’s Ringling College has transferred ownership of the former Englewood Art...

Remembering the last manager of the Seaboard phosphate docks

The last port agent and manager of Boca Grande’s phosphate dock, Joe Murray Freeman Jr., died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Temple Terrace at age 96. “He had so many answers that the highly...

Terry G. Hopkins 1944-2026

March 5, 2026
Staff Report
Obituaries

Terry G. Hopkins, 81, died at dawn the day before Valentine’s Day, surrounded by family and her dog Pearl. She was a newspaper woman, and she made the world a better place because of it. She...

Englewood Helping Hand continues serving with free pantry

February 27, 2026
Staff Report
Uncategorized

Englewood Helping Hand, Inc. a local food pantry in Englewood, is expanding their building with an addition of 1,600 sq. ft. of warehouse space. EHH started their capital...

Charlotte syncs rules for golf carts with state regs

February 26, 2026
Garland Pollard
Community, News

Old General Development plats and canals studied Charlotte County unanimously revised section 2-4-10 of the county code concerning golf carts to align with state law, including which roads are...

SW Florida Fishing: Was once everyone’s, now for the few.

BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR It’s a sad day here in Boca Grande for fisherman like me who have enjoyed wading the shoreline looking for snook, reds, trout, pompano, sheepshead, cobia,...

OPINION: Placida apartments and Coral Creek protected wetlands

February 19, 2026
Staff Report
Community, Opinion

BY ROB ROBBINS PRESIDENT, FRIENDS OF CAPE HAZE On Feb. 9, the Charlotte County Planning and Zoning Board voted 4-1 to forward on to the Charlotte Board of County Commissioners a recommendation...

Richard Scott Faley 1947-2026

February 19, 2026
Staff Report
Obituaries

Richard Scott Faley, of Boca Grande passed away peacefully in Florida on February 15, 2026 at the age of 78. Born on August 18, 1947 in Trenton, NJ, Scott grew up in Titusville, NJ and graduated...

Lucas Martin remembered by family, friends

February 12, 2026
Staff Report
News, Obituaries

Lucas F. Martin, a frequent worker in Boca Grande died in a motorcycle accident in Port Charlotte on Jan. 25. The family is grieving the loss. “We are hanging in here about 15 minutes at a...

Is Boca Grande ready to handle another major catastrophic event?

February 12, 2026
Staff Report
News, Police & Fire

BY FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE FIRE DEPT. Recent revolutionary changes to weather patterns suggest that an evaluation of readiness in preparation for these unfamiliar events is essential and...