Author: Staff Report

Letters: Artists thank Boca Grande community for support for festival

To the Editor: I want to express my sincere gratitude to everyone in Boca Grande for embracing the Art Festival recently. Art On Park Avenue was very successful and I appreciate being...

Island Emergency Operations Center design unveiled March 5

March 7, 2024
Staff Report
Police & Fire

BY G.B. (BO) HAMRICKPROJECT COORDINATOR The Boca Grande Fire Department’s Emergency Communications and Interoperability Working Group has completed the new Island (standby) Emergency Operations...

Henhouse Prowlers Rolling Wheels spring tour

Spring is coming to town and so are the Henhouse Prowlers! Founded nearly two decades ago with the simple desire to play original and powerful bluegrass, this Chicago-bred quartet now finds themselves...

Island letters in Putnam County Spelling Bee

BY BOOTS TOOLSDORF Having never experienced a Spelling Bee in my life, either as a contestant or a viewer, I was curious about its origins in this country. Seems it has been an American institution...

Auditions are coming up for Royal Palm Players 2024-25 season

BY ERICA RESS MARTIN While watching your friends in a Royal Palm Players production, have you ever dreamed about starring in a show? Well, this is your chance to take a chance and audition for next...

Special use 2024 alligator harvest set

At its February meeting, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved rule changes to establish a special-use alligator harvest, which will take effect for the 2024 season. The...

Island 5K St. Pat race postponed

March 7, 2024
Staff Report
News

A 5K race, set for St. Patrick’s Day 2024 on Gasparilla Island and sponsored by the Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce, has been canceled due to logistics and permitting issues. The chamber hopes to...

Boca Grande 2024 dog show

Welcome all Boca Grande residents, friends and island workers to the 2024 Dog Show, “Puttin’ on the Dog”, to be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 6. The dog show will award prizes in the categories...

Charlotte County seeks drainage unit volunteers

March 7, 2024
Staff Report
News

The following Charlotte County MSBU/TU Advisory Boards are seeking volunteers who must be both a property owner within and reside within the unit. Placida Area Street & Drainage Unit is seeking...

The Boca Grande Woman’s Club Spring Fair is Saturday

Get on board! The Boca Grande Woman’s Club annual Spring Fair is tomorrow, Saturday, March 9. The festive Boca Grande-themed parade, followed by all of the merriment and cheer of a traditional fair...