■ STAFF REPORT Stop by the Crowninshield Community House this Saturday night, Feb. 23, between 5 and 7 p.m. and eat some chowder for a good cause R...
‘Grande’ marshall of bike parade announced
■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Woman’s Club is pleased to announce that the Boca Grande Historical Society will serve as honorary Grande Marshall of t...
Parking rangers kept busy with improper parkers
■ STAFF REPORT If you’ve wondered about the new Lee County government SUVs roaming island streets in the last few months, they are the Lee County park...
Head injuries suffered after fall from golf cart
■ STAFF REPORT On Wednesday, Feb. 20 the Boca Grande Fire Department responded to a call of an accident on the golf cart path at the intersection of 1...
Ruling upheld in Three Sisters’ access litigation
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE In the ever-ongoing case of land access to Three Sisters Island, a ruling to uphold a trial court’s decision has been handed down ...
Be aware of 5K runners, walkers this weekend downtown – Volunteers also needed
■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Community Center is looking for volunteers to help with the Boca Grande 5K Run and Fun walk on Sunday, Feb. 24. Volunte...
Niko was on the lam, but now she’s home
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE There may be a lot going on right now on the island, but one event this past week seemed to take a little more precedent than othe...
GIBA board reviews sidewalk plan proposal, new stickers and elections at quarterly meeting
■ STAFF REPORT Ginger Watkins and Gay Darsie were both re-elected at the quarterly meeting of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority that was held on ...
Annual ‘Economic Summit’ scheduled for February 28
■ BY SUE ERWIN Everyone is invited to attend a financial discussion at the 2019 “Economic Summit” planned for Thursday, Feb. 28 at 3:30 p.m. in the Bo...
Boots and her beads: How did Bead for Life get started? Part I of a series
■ BY BOOTS TOLSDORF Many of you, over the last several years, have noticed me standing near the post office on a beautiful afternoon selling brightly ...