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Wisconsin photographer to help Camera Club ‘find their focus’
STAFF REPORT – Katherine Westover of Westover Photography will be the featured speaker at the next Boca Grande Camera Club m…
Shorebird nesting season has begun; please do your part to help keep them safe
BY T MICHELE WALKER – The beaches of Boca Grande are home to many species of shorebirds and seabirds. Charlotte County hosts…
A tribute to Roberta Murphy … and a request
Statewide Pest in Boca Grande is like a family. After 30 years of devoted service, they lost one of their own when Roberta M…
OBITUARY: Norman P. Mullen
Norman P. Mullen of Boca Grande, formerly of Foley, Alabama, passed a…
PROFILE: Tricia Mansfield
BY T MICHELE WALKER – Before becoming a full-time artist and the…
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 continuing series on heart health, today I want to focus on wo…
No festival, but plenty of strawberries ‘ to go’
BY SUSAN HANAFEE – The annual Strawberry Festival on Boca Grande, sponsored by the United Methodist Women (UMW), will not be…