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Lee-Charlotte to meet over parking access after New Year

A meeting between Charlotte and Lee Counties regarding the Boca Grande Parking Ordinance will occur on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Punta Gorda. The meeting was called from a resolution by the Charlo…

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Community

Capybara birthday surprise at Suncoast Humane

December 4, 2025

Jeff, Kathleen and Donna Moore of Boca Grande welcomed visiting family over the Thanksgiving holiday and chose a unique way to celebrate Kathleen’s birthday: an immersive encounter with capybaras at…

Boating Santa

December 4, 2025

The Boca Grande Yacht Club Boat Parade was this week. See more pictures here. Photos by Matt

Christmas photo time

December 4, 2025

Stylists from Kara Rae Hair Studio in Grove City were out on the island on Park Avenue Monday evening to shoot a Christmas staff photo. From left, Kara Babb, Jeanan Nukta, Alyssa Antullo and Kristin…

Education

The Island School sets date for Chowder Dinner

November 13, 2025

The Island School PTO will host its 10th Annual Chowder Dinner on Friday, Jan. 16, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Gasparilla Inn Beach Club. Guests can enjoy a cash bar, live music by the Green Flash Ba…

K-9 Birdie visits The Island School

November 13, 2025

Lee County Deputy Barrs and his K-9 partner Birdie paid The Island School a visit on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Birdie is a Labrador, and her primary duty is to search for weapons on school campuses. She is…

Boca Grande Preschool given Palm Avenue commercial building

October 30, 2025

The Boca Grande Preschool, Inc. is new the owner of 311 Palm Avenue. The Palm Avenue property was donated by the Pete and Ginny Nicholas family. It is zoned as commercial, located behind the 3rd…

Entertainment

Upcoming December Music

December 4, 2025

Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols Join the members of Gulf Cove United Methodist Church for special Christmas programs of music on Sunday, Dec. 14. The “Festival of Lessons and Carols” wil…

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

December 4, 2025

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 exper…

Sleuth season with Ireland mystery, plus P.D. James favorite

December 4, 2025

Series takes serious look at mysteries A discussion of the mystery “Snow,” written by award-winning Irish author John Banville, will kick off the 2025-26 season of the Sleuths Book Club on Tuesda…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Margie Rogers

From television tech to Lighthouse talks When Margie Rogers settled into life on Cape Haze, she did so with the same practical optimism that has carried her through several careers, three states and decades of community service. Today, she volunteers as the lower lightkeeper at the historic Range Light, supports the Port Boca Grande Lighthouses […]

Sports & Outdoors

Health & Wellness

Clinic work and a welcome back patients

December 4, 2025

BY MARK DRISCOLL As we welcome many of you back to the island, I would like to share a brief update on what’s been happening at the Boca Grande Health Clinic – from construction progress and new…

Ask a Doc: Avoid the uh-ohs when the grandkids visit

November 20, 2025

BY CHARLOTTE C. COWAN, MD Few things are more joyful – or more unpredictable – than a grandchild’s visit. Children inevitably bring with them both fun and minor chaos. And, as every grandparent k…

Englewood Hospital earns distinctions

October 30, 2025

HCA Florida Englewood Hospital announced Wednesday that it has earned multiple five-star distinctions for exceptional clinical performance from Healthgrades, the online doctor or hospital ratings se…

OPINION: MARK DRISCOLL

October 23, 2025

Reflecting on five years at the Clinic I was walking on the island the other day, passing the construction site where the new Clinic of the Future is taking shape, when I stopped for a moment to…

Police & Fire

Tips on using Christmas lights safely this holiday season

December 4, 2025

BOCA GRANDE FIRE DEPARTMENT Christmas lights, while festive and beautiful, can present significant fire hazards if not used properly. Faulty wiring, frayed cords or broken bulbs can spark and…

Shark bite victim tells her story on Inside Edition

November 20, 2025

Leah Lendel, the then nine-year-old girl who got bit by a shark in Boca Grande in June, was featured on an Inside Edition interview Monday night. In her first interview since surviving the shark…

Briefly: Boaters rescued 35 miles offshore by Coast Guard

November 20, 2025

A Coast Guard Station Cortez boat crew rescued eight boaters on Saturday, after their 26-foot vessel became disabled approximately 35 miles west of Venice. The boaters and vessel were brought back t…

Chili Challenge and Firehouse 5K this weekend

November 13, 2025

The Grande Firehouse 5k, followed by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce Big Mouth Chili Challenge is on Saturday, Nov. 15. The race, hosted by the Boca Grande Fire Department begins at…

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Obituaries

William Colehower 1937-2025

Born May 28, 1937, in Abington, Pennsylvania to Emily Squibb Colehower and Harry Howard Colehower, Bill was raised in a close family that loved one…

Barry Lohmeyer Stout 1942-2025

Barry Lohmeyer Stout passed away at her home in Augusta, Georgia, after a prolonged illness. She was born on March 25, 1942, in Baltimore, Maryland…

Sarah Sharp Farish, 1942-2025

Sarah Sharp Farish passed away on November 24, 2025 at home in Boca Grande, Florida, surrounded by her family. Raised in Wilmington, Delaware, Sa…

Cheryl Midyett 1944-2025

On the 18th of November, Cheryl Midyett of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Boca Grande, passed on to the realm of peace and eternal love. On Easter Sunday…

Robert A. Dishman 1944-2025

Robert A. Dishman, Ph.D., of Chatham, MA and Boca Grande, FL, passed away on September 27, 2025, at the age of 81. Born on May 7, 1944, in Miami, FL…