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Keynote speaker to discuss Boca Grande railroad history
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Historical Society will feature guest speaker Theodore Cover at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan…
Profile: Jonna Foos
■ BY SUE ERWIN If you’ve stopped into the Boca Grande Health Clinic over the past couple of years, it’s very likely y…
So you think you know how to drive that four-wheeled thingamajig, do you?
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE If you just arrived on the island around Christmas, you might have noticed it was a little busy on the…
Boca Bande playing on New Year’s Eve
Get your tickets now for the first Boca Bande New Year’s Eve Grande…
2016 End of the year review
■ BY SUE ERWIN As 2016 draws to an end we like to take a look back at the some of the major stories that sparked headlines…
Meet & greet set with Benacquisto on Thursday
STAFF REPORT State Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto will host a meet and greet on Thursday, Jan. 5 from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Spec…
Profile: Mike Weddle
■ BY SUE ERWIN Mike Weddle has been alluring people onto the dance floor performing live roll and roll music in Boca …
Obituary: Ruth Ross
Ruth Ross, who dearly loved Boca Grande, died on October 15, 2016. She was born in 1925. A memorial is being held on Tuesd…
A Christmas tarpon surprise at Wildflower
■ BY LBC PRESIDENT JIM COOPER It was the coolest morning in Placida this year at 57 degrees on December 10 as I drov…