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Girl bitten by shark in summer has visit with rescuers at Fire Department

On June 11, 2025, Leah Lendel, age 9, was bitten by a shark in the 2200 block of Shore Lane. This Tuesday, Lendel came back to visit the Boca Grande Fire Department. It was not a planned visit....

Saying goodbye to Kim Kyle at the Boca Grande Historical Society

December 18, 2025
Staff Report
Community History, News

Last Friday, the Boca Grande Historical Society celebrated and paid tribute to the work of Kim Kyle, administrative director, on her retirement. Clockswise from top left, Jim and Karen Grace,...

Water Management plan expects 27 percent user increase by 2045

December 18, 2025
Staff Report
News, Sports & Outdoors

The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Governing Board approved the 2025 Regional Water Supply Plan (RWSP) on Dec. 16. The District’s RWSP provides a framework for future water...

Landscaping installed along Gasparilla Road

December 18, 2025
Arlene Hall
News, Sports & Outdoors

Charlotte County adds plantings along 771 Over the past several weeks, crews from Brightview Landscaping Services, Inc. have been working to install the final landscaping elements in the...

RSW airport’s ‘refusal to provide requested documentation’ cited in recent Lee Clerk audit

December 18, 2025
Staff Report
News

The Inspector General Department of the Lee County Clerk of Court and Comptroller has completed an audit of the Lee County Port Authority’s Airside Operations and Safety, carried over from the...

DeSantis appoints Patricia ‘Trish’ Petrosky to Lee Supervisor

December 12, 2025
Staff Report
Featured News, News

P atricia “Trish” Petrosky was sworn in as a Lee County Commissioner Monday, Dec. 15, on the steps of the Old Lee County Courthouse in downtown Fort Myers. She will participate in the next...

Update: Lee County Boca Grande parking permit schedule

December 12, 2025
Staff Report
News

Lee County has updated the in-person schedule for Boca Grande parking permit distribution. Three December dates had to be canceled due to temporary utility impacts caused by building...

The Island Golfer: Lemon Bay and Coral Creek chart their paths forward

Change is inevitable is an oft-used phrase that applies to most everything in life. No more so than around here where the locals have been dealing with changes – some temporary, some permanent –...

Grande Chorus kicks off 4th Season at St. Andrew’s

December 11, 2025
Garland Pollard
Entertainment

This weekend, The Grande Chorus is kicking off its 4th season with a mid-century-themed concert of holiday favorites. Thirty Boca Grande friends and neighbors will be singing cool retro...

Sidemen of Note bring original music of Campbell, Manilow and Garfunkel

December 4, 2025
Garland Pollard
Entertainment, News

The performers Tab Laven, Eddie Kilgallon, and Jeff Dayton form a powerhouse ensemble of veteran touring musicians who have spent their careers alongside some of music’s greatest legends. With...