Tag: NoPaywall

DeSantis vetoes Boca Grande Fire District Ladder Truck

A $1.5 million appropriations request for a Boca Grande Fire Control District ladder truck replacement was vetoed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday, June 30. “We are disappointed,” said Chief...

A countdown for our nation’s 250th begins Friday

July 2, 2025
Garland Pollard
Editorial

This Fourth of July we are in a countdown to July 4, 2026 – our nation’s 250th. Is it a semiquincentennial or a sestercentennial? Bicentennial, in 1976, was a lot easier to say. In 1976, there...

Fourth of July golf cart parade begins in the cool morning

Independence Day is right around the corner, and lineup for Boca Grande’s annual Fourth of July parade begins at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, July 4 in the gravel lot on the side of the Old Theatre...

Briefly: South Gulf Cove Lock Independence Holiday Hours

The South Gulf Cove Lock is extending its operating hours to 10 p.m., Friday, July 4, to accommodate increased holiday boating traffic. Normal operational hours will resume 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.,...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Brian Hamman

June 26, 2025
Sheila Evans
Profiles

Cape Coral to WINK to Commissioner Lee County Commissioner Brian Hamman is proud of his heritage as a native of Lee County. His parents both came to the area as children, and so he counts...

Advance on insurance reignites sheriff’s deputy house fundraising

BY LARRY HANNAH Time is of the essence to get our current sheriff’s deputy out of the camper he and his wife are spending time these very hot summer days. After a resolution from Lee County...

Respondents post to Boca Grande Chamber survey

Last Thursday, Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce released a new visitor survey called “Off Island Visitors.” It comes in the wake of a new ordinance that would restrict parking on the island to...

Boca Grande Chamber asks for input from off island visitors in beach survey

The Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce has released a new visitor survey called “Off Island Visitors.” It comes in the wake of a new ordinance that would restrict parking on the island to...

Details of proposed Boca Grande parking restrictions

A new draft ordinance would remove public beach access parking from all of Boca Grande, except for the Gasparilla Island State Parks, and institute a two-hour limit for business customers. The...

Dragonfly landing near Coral Creek

This dragonfly, likely a common four-spotted pennant, recently landed near the Coral Creek Jetport. Brachymesia gravidais is common in Florida. Watson Wu photo