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BY JULIE SALVETTI “THE PEARL GIRL” Welcome to the world of cultured pearls! Pearls that are cultured, cultivated, farm-raised and cared for are some of the most beautiful and rare specimens...

BY WESLEY LOCKE Join us for Friends of the Everglades and Vote Water’s “Clean Water Conversation” Event at the Boca Bay Powerhouse this Tuesday, March 22 at 5 p.m. We will be holding a panel discussion...

SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE WOMAN’S CLUB UPDATE: Attention, all would-be bike parade entrants! If you are planning to participate in the Boca Grande Woman’s Club Bike Parade on Saturday,...

BY SHEILA EVANS Get out your bell-bottoms, start practicing your peace signs, and get your groove on. Woodstock is coming to Boca Grande. The iconic rock festival provides the theme for the 24th...

BY JANE GENIESSE Dare we call them learned? Why not? They are wordsmiths, absorbed with history, literature and languages. They have traveled far and written eloquently of what they saw. Now Lance...

SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA Spring is in the air. Warm weather and beautiful days mean island activities are picking up and there are increased numbers of users on the GICIA Bike Path. In a continuing...