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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Anne Smith

New at The Island School this year Anne Smith may be new to The Island School, but she’s no stranger to the classroom – with 20 years of teaching experience, she’ll begin her first week on...

Dog Life: When training your dog, you reap what you sow

Let’s make a few things clear about training your dog. All unwanted behavior is caused by the owner. Either it was never corrected or guided when your dog was young and you brought it home. If...

Lee County releases parking ordinance draft in advance of Aug. 5 meeting

Today, Lee County formally put the new parking ordinance for Boca Grande on the agenda for their August 5, 2025 meeting. It appears in the agenda as “Conduct Public Hearing to Adopt...

Gasparilla Island State Park south area closed for beach renourishment project

For safety reasons, Gasparilla Island State Park at the south end of the island will be temporarily closed at the southernmost entrance to the park due to the beach renourishment project, the...

A young conservationist’s ideas on keeping nests safe

BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY My grandkids from Kansas were visiting for the past couple weeks, and one of the highlights is having them join me for turtle patrol early in the morning. OK,...

Lights on the Causeway

July 24, 2025
Staff Report
News

Signs were up near Kappy’s on the North End, as the Boca Grande Causeway armoring project began mobilizing and staging materials. Fall hurricanes damaged the road bed; rip rap will help protect...