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Need a fresh fruit, flowers or cheese fix? Farmer’s Market will return on December 22
BY SUE ERWIN – Residents and guests of Boca Grande will be able to enjoy browsing through local produce, seafood, flowers …
New additions approved at home on Gilchrist Avenue
BY SUE ERWIN – The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board unanimously passed a request to construct two separate addition…
Christmas spirit abounds on island in coming week
Christmas performances abound in the upcoming week, including a festival, a performance of Händel’s Messiah and a little b…
A penny for your thoughts on the new Pink Pony souvenirs … take note, this is pressing news
Big news from the frontlines of the Pink Pony this week: They have …
Red tide research challenge wraps up on New Year’s Eve
BY SUE ERWIN – Last year, when Mote Marine Laboratory announced a c…
Historical Society receives funding for new archiving system, volunteers needed to digitize items
BY SUE ERWIN – Karen Grace is happy to announce that the Boca Grande Historical Society has received two gifts that allowe…
Get tickets now for the BGWC fashion show
The second semi-annual Boca Grande Woman’s Club Fashion Show and Luncheon will be held at The Gasparilla Inn on February 2…
OBITUARY: Helen Johnson Palmer
Helen Johnson Palmer, 94, of Evanston, Ill. Devoted wife for 61 years of the late Robert Wayne Palmer; loving mother of Na…
Get ready for some outdoor music in the park with Sand Dollar Sessions
Boca Grande Charities will host its second free outdoor concert on Wednesday, Dec. 27 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Boca Grande …
CHEC to host fundraiser focusing on the importance of native plants
Join Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center (CHEC) on January 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. for a fundraising event which includes a …