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Commissioners at May 13 parking meeting
May 8, 2025
Two Lee County Commissioners, Cecil Pendergrass and David Mulicka, are scheduled to be in Boca Grade for a community forum on the issue of parking on Gasparilla Island. The meeting is at 2 p.m. on T…
Deputy house fundraising now at $242,000 of $720,000 goal
May 8, 2025
Fundraising continues for a new house for a Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputy family on Gasparilla Island. In the last week, the total money raised has gone from $190,000 to $242,000. Currently, an…
Groundbreaking on the Clinic of the Future, with one-year timetable
May 8, 2025
The Boca Grande Health Clinic of the Future hopes to formally begin construction this month, after a ceremonial groundbreaking last Thursday afternoon, May 1.
The groundbreaking included staff…
Donated ATV will help Boca Grande Sea Turtle nest protection
May 8, 2025
The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association recently received a $15,000 donation to purchase a utility task vehicle, or UTV, for turtle patrols this season.
Arlene Hall of the Association wrote about…
Keylime Bistro reopens at station, adds additional indoor seating
May 1, 2025
Keylime Bistro reopened at the train station Saturday. The restaurant was essentially rebuilt, with new kitchen and a removal of the bar, so that the inside seating is larger. All the familiar train…
New banyan arrives for Town Park landscaping
May 1, 2025
BY THE GICIA
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association Town Park, located between 3rd and 5th Streets, is buzzing with activity. Restoration began on Monday, April 21.
D…
Advanced water treatment begins on island
May 1, 2025
The Gasparilla Island Water Association now has its advanced water treatment up and running. “We turned on yesterday,” said GIWA Executive Director Ron Bolton. “We sent the ‘mixed liquor’ over.”…
Health Clinic breaks ground for Clinic of the Future
May 1, 2025
With the ceremonial turning of dirt, the Boca Grande Health Clinic has officially launched the construction of a new facility designed to better serve the Island’s healthcare needs – today and well…
It’s that time of year, sea turtle nesting season
April 24, 2025
BY DR. JOHN FLETEMEYER
Our local beaches are beginning to experience the annual invasion of sea turtles. Soon there will be mini moon nest craters doting the beach landscape. Most turtles, after…
Hideaway Bay Beach Club’s land access ferry dock reopens to Little Gasparilla
April 24, 2025
Ferryman returns making Placida/LGI runs
The Little Gasparilla Island resort complex Hideaway Bay Beach Club finally has its land access open. On Saturday before last, residents were out on Placi…