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OBITUARY: Garfield Beckstead
Garfield Ray Beckstead, founder and owner of Useppa Island Club, passed away peacefully on the evening of February 16, 2…
EDITORIAL: Something to be remembered by; would you be willing to leave a legacy to the people of Placida and Boca Grande?
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Just across the little bridge by the Fishery is a 91-acre piece of land that for many of us is a piec…
LBHS prom will carry on, thanks to parents and sponsors
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – A few weeks ago, when the Rowe family heard that prom for Lemon Bay High School seniors might be cancele…
What women need to know about heart disease
BY LAUREN HANA MD – In honor of American Heart Month, in our continu…
No festival, but plenty of strawberries ‘ to go’
BY SUSAN HANAFEE – The annual Strawberry Festival on Boca Grande, spo…
A message from the chairman of the BGHPB
STAFF REPORT – Persons wishing to comment on a proposal to nominate a section of the historic district to the National Regis…
Upcoming webinar to tackle stress in the age of the coronavirus
SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – The Boca Grande Health Clinic and the Boca Grande Health Foundation are proud t…
COVID-19 vaccine update from the Boca Grande Health Clinic
SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – Efforts to meet the on-island demand for the COVID-19 vaccine continue in earne…
Fred Rich presents his latest novel at Fust for Booknotes 2021
T MICHELE WALKER – The Johann Fust Library Foundation kicked off it’s Island Booknotes 2021 with a successful virtual livest…
Hindsight is 2020 …
BY KATHY JAMES – No one will dispute that the year 2020 had its challenges, the biggest being COVID-19, the global pandemic…