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OBITUARY: Howard Bruce Witt
Howard Bruce Witt, 81, of Chicago, IL and Boca Grande passed away on August 3, 2021. He was born May 17, 1940.
Howard wa…
EDITORIAL: More COVID lessons learned through experience
This is an editorial piece. It does not reflect information given by medical professionals, only experiences lived by the w…
Sidewalk ordinance draft to go before BGHPB
While the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board hasn’t met since June, they still have only two regular items on the agen…
Lee County Commissioner Ruane to head campaign to stop Lake O flow from coming this way
Lee County District 1 Commissioner Kevin Ruane is on a mission to ma…
Lee County Attorney Wesch proposes to pursue litigation against state regarding National Register nomination, county commissioners agree
Just days prior to a scheduled online meeting of the National Histor…
The Boca Grande History Center presents ‘The Fugate Family in Boca Grande’
BY KAREN GRACE AND THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER
The first Fugate in Boca Grande was Jerome who arrived by train and fe…
While Englewood suffers from massive fish kill, our island is hit-and-miss with red tide
As the water heats up and the rains start coming more frequently, we all start to get nervous about our old nemsis named re…
Camp wraps up after another ‘unique’ summer
When COVID came to town in 2020, summer camp changed noticeably. A schedule that used to include three field trips a week t…
We’re #1! Oh, wait …Florida first for COVID cases, and Delta is in town
SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC
The Delta variant of the coronavirus has arrived on island with the Clinic s…
While other parts of the country are suffering from shutdowns and lack of staff, business is booming in Boca Grande
Boca Grande has always been an oasis, a haven from the outside world. It should come as no surprise that Boca Grande is def…