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Preservation Board reviews new Community Center details

The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will meet at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 10 at the Boca Grande Community Center Woman’s Club Room. Newly released documents from Lee County show details...

Propeller strike highlights dangerous boating weekend

Useppa assists in boat resembling beached whale Area fire and EMS had a busy afternoon last Saturday, June 22, with calls of an overturned boat in the pass and a prop strike. The Boca Grande...

America’s Signers of the Declaration ‘put it all on the line’

June 27, 2024
Garland Pollard
Editorial

Americans often take for granted the hard-won freedoms celebrated at the Fourth of July. We should not. Our duty not to forget starts with the Declaration of Independence signers. The signers had...

Get prepped for the Fourth of July on Gasparilla Island

June 21, 2024
Staff Report
Events, News

A roundup of upcoming events and specials in Boca Grande and around Cape Haze and Charlotte County. Some events: Golf Cart Parade: Lineup for the Fourth of July parade begins on Thursday, July 4...

Fishing is unique to each of us

Many of us start fishing as kids, introduced by parents or grandparents. It seems to me the younger we are exposed to the outdoors the deeper it imprints. My first memories are about fishing. About...

A guide to Gasparilla Island and Boca Grande beach parking

June 21, 2024
Evan Dunbar
Community, Travel

Some public beach access points in Boca Grande, according to the state. Click on the image for the full state map. Gasparilla Island is a scenic barrier island in southwest Florida known for its...