Skin cancer is one of the most common – and treatable – types of cancer when detected early. To promote early detection, the ...

The Gasparilla Inn earned a World’s Best Award from Travel + Leisure. It had not made the list since 2021. It had a reader ...

This week, there were two Silver King engines at the Boca Grande Fire Department, the old one, waiting transport off island, ...

The second newest addition to the BGFD fleet, after the new Silver King (see story here) is the 3,000-gallon tanker shown ...

BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY The sea turtle nesting season is now in its 11th week on Gasparilla Island, nearly halfway ...

What happened to Kiwanis on island? BY JAMES J. BLAHA, DIRECTORBOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER The Boca Grande Woman’s Club has ...

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County’s Board of Directors recently elected officers for its 2025-26 fiscal year and ...

Lighthouse United Methodist Church has responded to criticism in social media that it is behind or supporting all the ...

I enjoyed the editorial you wrote on island perspectives. The people who live in Boca Grande made their money from somewhere, ...

While construction has not commenced on the Sea Grape bathroom at Gasparilla Island State Park, there is progress. The ...

Barrier Island Parks Society has set the date for the return of the Light Keeper’s Open, a charity golf tournament taking ...

An automated email about post office box cancellations that went out last week for Boca Grande should be ignored. All ...