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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 a new penny press with four different Boca Grande desig…
Red tide research challenge wraps up on New Year’s Eve
BY SUE ERWIN – Last year, when Mote Marine Laboratory announced a campaign to raise funds for red tide research, a donor i…
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 Lu…
OBITUARY: Helen Johnson Palmer
Helen Johnson Palmer, 94, of Evanston, Ill. Devoted wife for 61 yea…
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 …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Englewood Bank & Trust accepting ‘Toys for Tots’
To the Editor: Kevin Hagan, president of Englewood Bank & Trust, announced that the bank is collecting new unwrapped t…
EDITORIAL: Sometimes there’s a little bit of justice
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – If the names Michael Wenzel, Robert Lee Benac and Spencer Heintz mean anything to you, you’ve probably…
OBITUARY: Jane Peacock Kirkbride
Harriette (Jane) Peacock Kirkbride died peacefully on December 3, 2017 at Shell Point in Ft. Myers, Fla. She was born on F…