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Local captain laid up, funds being raised to help his family along
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Capt. Jackie Bylaska, a Boca Grande boy from way back, needs a little help from our close-knit island fa…
We’re a pretty preppy place, I guess … does that mean we have to wear shoes?
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – According to Town&Country Magazine, Boca Grande is quite the “tony” location for gett…
OBITUARY: Jacqueline Towell
Jacqueline Lesley Towell passed away on May 13, 2017 in St. Petersburg, Florida. A British citizen, Jackie was born in Wuhu…
Many thanks to all who helped to cater Ladies Day
To the Editor: Last Friday’s Ladies Day Captain’s Party buffett was c…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bravo to the Kids’ Drama Club and those who support it!
To the Editor: Bravo to the 23 children from The Island School who st…
OBITUARY: Delorese “Dee” Wheeler
Delorese ‘Dee’ Green Wheeler, 75, of Boca Grande, Florida, passed away peacefully Friday, May 12, 2017. Dee was born August…
PROFILE: Kristie Gundzik
BY SUE ERWIN – If you’ve inquired about renting a place at the Boca Grande Club over the past few years, you’ve likely met K…
Lighthouse to receive state funding
■ BY SUE ERWIN Last month Florida Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto (R-Fort Myers) proposed an amendment (995154) to add the Port…
What the Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament means to a good ol’ island girl
■ BY KELLY REARK BORZA For more than a decade my mom and I fished the Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament together in Boca Grande P…
Lots of island memories from the Bell family
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Lowell Bell sat on a park bench, staring down Park Avenue one morning, amazed at what he was seeing. Whi…