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Bridge traffic down two percent for year; 13 in July

October 8, 2026
Anna Ridilla
Breaking News, News

Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority traffic decreased 2 percent from fiscal year 2025 to fiscal year 2026, which ended on Sept. 30. The largest monthly decline from 2025 to 2026 was in July, which...

Ordinance discrepancy at issue at Lee meeting

Charlotte talks delayed Two commissioner’s items related to Boca Grande parking, including a staff revision to the ordinance, were added last minute to the agenda recap for the Lee County Board...

Lee County adds late items relating to Boca Grande parking

In advance of their Tuesday, Oct. 6 meeting, the Lee County Board of County Commissioners has added two “commissioner” items on the Commissioner’s Agenda. These are separate from...

Retail sales plunge 50 percent, $8.5 to $4.1 million

Figures for summer are in Newly released sales tax data from the state of Florida shows a dramatic falloff in summer sales reported in ZIP code 33921, which includes Gasparilla Island and Boca...

Methodist Church and golf cart regs on Parking agenda

The Boca Grande Parking Committee will meet at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14 in the Women’s Club Board Room at the Boca Grande Community Center. On the docket for the meeting is a call to...

Thomas Michael “Tom” Dignam of Key Agency

October 1, 2026
Staff Report
Obituaries

Thomas “Tom” Dignam, a lifelong Englewood resident, businessman, community leader, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and devoted friend to the community he loved, passed away...

Cherie Ingordo-DeVaux speaks for Lemon Bay scholarships

On the evening of Dec. 3, Cherie Ingordo-DeVaux, trainer of Golden Tempo, the winner of the 2026 Kentucky Derby, will be speaking at Chophouse285 in Englewood to benefit the Lemon Bay High School...

Lee Plan paused after pushback

September 24, 2026
Staff Report
Breaking News, Community, News

The Lee Board of County Commissioners will pause the process for proposed amendments to the Lee Plan and corresponding updates to the Land Development Code. As a result, the amendments will no...

Henry ‘Hank’ Yeiser 1947 – 2026

September 24, 2026
Staff Report
Obituaries

Henry C. “Hank” Yeiser passed away peacefully on July 30, 2026, at age 79, at his home in Cincinnati, Ohio. Born and raised in Cincinnati, Hank was the son of the late Mary M. Yeiser and...

Woman arrested after dog bestiality

September 18, 2026
Staff Report
News, Police & Fire

A Punta Gorda woman has been arrested after she was discovered on video engaging in a sexual act with the family dog. Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office detectives began an investigation after...