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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 le…
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 toy…
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 h…
OBITUARY: Jane Peacock Kirkbride
Harriette (Jane) Peacock Kirkbride died peacefully on December 3, 201…
PROFILE: Robert Domke
BY SUE ERWIN – Robert Domke has been spending summers in Southwest Fl…
Gettin’ festive on the beach with the Lighthouse lighting
■ STAFF REPORT The Barrier Island Parks Society and Florida Park Service will be holding their annual celebration of the lig…
Lynne Olson To Bring Last Hope Island to Gasparilla Island
■ MARY COOK World War II historian Lynne Olson returns next week to talk about “Last Hope Island, Occupied Europe and the Br…
A Christmas Wish
‘Tis two months till ‘The Taste’ and all through our town, Christmas shoppers, festive trees and Christmas cheer abound. The…
Historic Preservation Board set to discuss garages, decks at next meeting
■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will hold their next meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. in…
A true celebration of a Boca Grande Christmas …
■ BY VINNIE PORTELL For 63 years, citizens of the Boca Grande community have gathered in the center of town to celebrate th…