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One of the newest members of the flock … meet Ethan Williams
BY SUSAN HANAFEE – Having hundreds of “aunts” and “grandmothers” eager to share in the excitement of your first baby is pret…
Spring Break keeps local fire, EMS busy on land and on the water
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It’s been a busy week of ambulance calls, alarms and water rescues for the Boca Grande Fire Department…
Boots Tolsdorf looks back at 20 years of RPP performances
BY BOOTS TOLSDORF – With no lines to memorize this year for RPP, (yea!) I have turned to other endeavors, not unlike most of…
A history of Plein Air painting on Gasparilla Island
BY TONYA BRAMLAGE – Although one can never fully know the daily sight…
OBITUARY: Barbara Leiter
Barbara Ketcham Leiter, age 76, passed from this life March 4, 2021 a…
PROFILE: Patricia Christakos
BY T MICHELE WALKER – When COVID-19 struck our world last year and we were all forced into lockdown, the reactions were as v…
Donate, don’t waste when you head north: Lee County third annual food rescue campaign begins
To the Editor, Lee County Solid Waste’s third annual “Donated not Wasted” food rescue campaign encourages seasonal residents…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: New info on FPL numbers to call for surges
To the Editor: Well, hello again to the residents of Boca Grande. We had another power surge/outage on Sunday night at 11 pm…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Many thanks for everything, from the Sparks family
Dear Editor, On January 29, 2021 Claude “Allen” Sparks passed away from a rare blood disorder named Amyloidosis. Allen was e…
Grande Rounds webinar addresses stress in the age of COVID-19
BY MARK DRISCOLL, CEO OF THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – Managing the stress of a pandemic was the topic of the recent Grand…