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Woman’s Club awards more than $230,000 to 20 nonprofits in 2018
■ STAFF REPORT More than $230,000 was awarded this week to 20 local nonprofit organizations through the 2018 Community Gra…
BIPS Board discusses revenue development, Green Gala at meeting
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Barrier Island Parks Society Board of Directors discussed the 2018 Giving Challenge at their monthly me…
Scholarships available now for summer camp
■ STAFF REPORT Friends of Boca Grande Community Center announce that applications for the Dee Wheeler Children’s Fund Scho…
Causeway history made after spring break flash party
■ We got a little taste of what it’s like on Fort Myers Beach or Fo…
Services for Freddy Futch Saturday, April 7
A Celebration of Life for Freddy M. Futch, who died on February 13…
ISLAND LEO BEAT: Deputies foil boat theft in progress, find stolen car in the process
It was a crazy day at Boca Grande Marina on Wednesday, April 4 as deputies were called there at 2 p.m. to stop a boat thef…
Live poets to share prose at ‘Poetry in the Garden’ event
■BY SUE ERWIN The Live Poets’ Society of Boca Grande will present the fourth “Poetry in the Garden” event on Friday, April…
Historical Society to hold annual meeting on April 19
■ STAFF REPORT The annual meeting for members of the Boca Grande Historical Society, Inc. has been called for Thursday, Ap…
Jamie Wyeth: ‘He always kept his tools sharpened’
■BY SUE ERWIN Boots Tolsdorf gave a presentation on James Browning Wyeth’s art at the Boca Grande Community Center on Tues…
Local Color Art Show 2018
■ The Local Color Art Show was held at Whidden’s Marina on Saturday, March 31 and included artists Beth and Melissa Perkin…