Boca Grande

An agreement was long time coming, but Gasparilla Island has new parking regulations.Sixty people signed up to speak and Lee County commissioners listened to more than an hour and 40 minutes of public comment before unanimously approving the parking ordinance with a few changes.

Jill Sander and Mary Laser picked up two top spots in the Fort Myers Beach Tarpon Hunters Club annual tournament.Sander won Angler of the Year. Laser won the most tarpon caught on light tackle.

The biggest industry in Southwest Florida may be facing its biggest challenge ever: coming back from Hurricane Ian's catastrophic damage. Sanibel, Captiva and Fort Myers Beach sustained the worst damage, and they have to rebuild hotels, resorts and condos to rent to visitors.

Marine life has all been wiped out in the waters surrounding Gasparilla Island. The inlet straddles Charlotte and Lee counties, but the residential part —…