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State reopens Don Pedro Island for beach access

The island section of Don Pedro Island State park reopened officially March 6, 2026. However, the dock and facilities are unavailable, so there is only access by private craft or kayak. The...

New plan for Gasparilla Island State Park includes new seawall and entrance road

Draft plans released for comment for all local Florida State Parks The state of Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Park Planning on Friday, March 6...

Joe & Lauren: Making Music in Boca Grande on Friday, March 20

The iconic Joe Iconis and the marvelous Lauren Marcus are partners in art and life. Iconis wrote the hit score for Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical Be More Chill, the...

License to Speak: Former MI6 chief brings spy stories to Boca Grande

Above, Sir John Scarlett with his wife, Gwenda, after the talk at the Boca Grande Community Center. Photo by Garland Sir John Scarlett ran Britain’s MI6. On Friday, he came to the Boca...

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...

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...