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Lighthouse lighting December 14
■ STAFF REPORT One special night a year the Lighthouse beacon shines into the night sky, surrounded by thousands of beauti…
Ugly sweaters, pretty flowers at December Chamber Mixer
■ STAFF REPORT Boca Blooms will host the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce December Chamber Mixer on Thursday, Dec. 19 …
Historic Preservation Board approves Gasparilla Inn Beach Club Phase II plan, Gilchrist Avenue garage
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The Beach Club rehabilitation, a taller garage vs. a small house, and giving contributing status to a …
First female to walk in space awes crowd at Community Center presentation
■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Retired NASA astronaut Dr. Kathryn Sullivan explai…
Shark research expert speaks to island crowd: Unama’ki makes her way to the Pass
■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Dr. Robert Hueter is what some people may call a s…
Homeless, Part III: Project Phoenix helps many rise from the ashes
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Some people stand out in a crowd, and for all different reasons. Some draw attention for their looks, …
Bush, Grace, Seitz and more to perform Royal Palm Players’ adaptation of ‘Hands Across the Sea’
■ BY DAVID SPARKS A one-act, one-hour Noel Coward play, buffet dinner by the Pass Club’s Michael Klocinski, some of our fa…
Profile: E. Kay Gibson
■ BY SUE ERWIN When Elizabeth “Kay” Gibson recently spent some time in Boca Grande, she recalled when she and her husband …
Funds to complete new floating rescue dock have been received
■ BY SUE ERWIN Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno visited Boca Grande on Wednesday, Dec. 11 to present a check to help fun…
Looking for fun gifts for the holidays? Here are a few ideas
■ STAFF REPORT Finding the perfect gift for some people is very difficult, which can make Christmas shopping a little less…