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Grants, volunteers and planning help sea turtle season begin

Above, the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association held its first meeting of the year earlier this month, in preparation for the upcoming sea turtle nesting season, which begins on May 1. For more...

Memorial Day sandbar lineup announced

On Saturday, May 23, the Uncle Don’s Boca H2O Music Festival will be held in the water off the sandbar between Gasparilla Island and Placida. The concert is put together by Big Boy Toyz Expo. ...

Lemon Bay High spring concert salutes America 250

The Lemon Bay High School band will present a spring concert Thursday, May 7, at the Lemon Bay Performing Arts Center, featuring a program celebrating the sound, spirit and story of America as the...

DeeAnn Phillips 1938-2026

April 30, 2026
Staff Report
Obituaries

We are heartbroken to share the passing of our beloved DeeAnn Phillips, who passed peacefully with her family by her side on April 20, 2026. DeeAnn was born on October 20, 1938, in Logan, Utah, to...

CAPT. VAN HUBBARD: It’s prime time tarpon season. Please don’t forget our heritage

May is the launch of our formal tarpon season. The fish have been here, but the mob is coming now. We will enjoy some good fishing if we can stay out of each other’s way. Please respect the...

Joint Lee and Charlotte County meeting on Boca Grande parking and beach access

April 27, 2026
Staff Report
News, Uncategorized

The 9 a.m meeting today between Charlotte County and Lee County is available here by Youtube.

April 23, 2026
Staff Report
Obituaries

Robert Vanden Bosch of Chicago, IL and Boca Grande passed away on March 22, 2026 at Brighton Gardens Assisted Living in Chevy Chase MD. Robert grew up in the Beverly neighborhood of Chicago, where...

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Grants, volunteers and planning help sea turtle season begin

Memorial Day sandbar lineup announced

Lemon Bay High spring concert salutes America 250

DeeAnn Phillips 1938-2026

CAPT. VAN HUBBARD: It’s prime time tarpon season. Please don’t forget our heritage

Joint Lee and Charlotte County meeting on Boca Grande parking and beach access

Parkinson’s: A growing disease hiding in plain sight

Event at Whidden’s launches the 2026 official Tarpon Season

Celebration of Life April 26 for Chef Lenny Clymer

Robert Vanden Bosch 1936-2026