Author: Garland Pollard

Santa visits Boca Grande merchants on Small Business Saturday

December 1, 2023
Garland Pollard
News

The downtown streets of Boca Grande were completely filled Saturday evening for the annual Christmas Walk. While some retailers were closed for the evening festivities, most were open, offering drinks...

Methodist Church steeple blessed after perilous journey

December 1, 2023
Garland Pollard
Community, News

Tuesday, Lighthouse United Methodist Church blessed their wooden steeple cross in an outdoor ceremony led by the Rev. Daphne Johnson, the church’s senior pastor. At the ceremony, the Rev....

Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce 2023 position on parking

November 27, 2023
Garland Pollard
News

The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce issued a letter on November 27, 2023, regarding parking in the downtown area. Below is the full letter from Executive Director Gary Cross. “The...

Editorial: The value of the weekly American newspaper

November 26, 2023
Garland Pollard
Opinion

The first newspaper in the U.S. colonies was a weekly, like ours. Appearing on April 24, 1704, the “Boston News-Letter” was sold at a “shop near the Old Meeting House” and printed by Bartholomew Green,...

Christmas Walk is Saturday, Nov. 25

November 23, 2023
Garland Pollard
Community, News

The annual Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Walk will be held this Saturday, Nov. 25 from 5 to 8 p.m. During the Christmas Walk, you can stroll down the luminary-lit town to visit with...

Briefly: Captiva eyes Gasparilla Island-type height protection

November 22, 2023
Garland Pollard
News

Rep. Adam Botana, a Republican from Bonita Springs who represents Boca Grande, is sponsoring a draft bill to create what would be the Captiva Island Conservation Area Act. The act would be modeled...

Here’s a tip: Check out Little Gasparilla Island’s $6 million beach

November 17, 2023
Garland Pollard
News, Real Estate

One of the most visible properties just off Gasparilla Island is the southern sand tip of Little Gasparilla Island. Anyone passing over the Boca Grande Causeway will know the 6.24-acre lot, as its...

Useppa Club sale pending, under contract with island entrepreneur

November 17, 2023
Garland Pollard
News

The Useppa Island Club has a presumptive new owner, led by Sandy Stilwell Youngquist, CEO and owner of Stilwell Enterprises & Restaurant Group of Fort Myers. “The letters have gone out...

Trumpeter visit jazzes up Lemon Bay’s orchestra program

November 17, 2023
Garland Pollard
Community, Education

Trumpeter Rex Richardson, who has played with many of the greats of jazz, gave students at Lemon Bay High School lessons in music, and life, at a Friday seminar sponsored by the Punta Gorda Symphony....

Fun After 5: Englewood Chamber at WENG

November 17, 2023
Garland Pollard
Community

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