Author: Sheila Evans

GIBA reports historic number of vehicles over bridge in March

May 13, 2022
Sheila Evans
News

More than 5,000 crossed the bridge in two consecutive days, a new record At its spring quarterly meeting Thursday, May 5 the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority had some interesting news about the...

Carroll is moving out, moving on … but to where? Stay tuned

May 13, 2022
Sheila Evans
News

Artist, environmentalist, lover of people and nature, longtime Boca Grande institution Carroll Swayze is moving. She is closing her Englewood studio and moving somewhere not too far away. She can’t...

Become one with the sea with a reefball burial

May 6, 2022
Sheila Evans
News

Environmental considerations have become part of the process of planning a funeral for many of today’s families. It is no longer simply a choice between standard burial or cremation. There are now...

PROFILE: Deputy Nicholas Garber

May 5, 2022
Sheila Evans
Profiles

The commitment to protect and serve is deep in the soul of most people who choose law enforcement as a career. The newest sheriff’s deputy to protect and serve the people of Boca Grande is no exception....

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Gina Thomsen

April 29, 2022
Sheila Evans
Profiles

Humans, birds, manatees, dolphins … she helps them all Gina Thomsen has a passion for life…the life of every creature she encounters. Thomsen is sometimes known as “the bird lady,” but...

Asking for prayers for our soldiers in Europe

April 22, 2022
Sheila Evans
News

Herbeque Catering is a staple at the Boca Grande Farmers Market, bringing good food and friendship to the Island every week. Today, the owners of Herbeque, Herbert and Danielle Prince, are also bringing...

Serving humanity the best he can in these trying times: Island born, Ukraine bound

April 14, 2022
Sheila Evans
News

Roman in Ukraine. The war in Ukraine is being fought some 6,000 miles from Boca Grande, but it is also being fought in our own backyard … and affecting people we know and care about. This week we...

Stahl, Brokaw take stage at Fust’s first Author’s Luncheon

April 8, 2022
Sheila Evans
News

Two journalistic legends took the podium at the Johann Fust Library Foundation’s first-ever Author’s Luncheon Thursday, April 7, at the Gasparilla Inn. The crowd of 100 was enthralled by the wit and...

Sunrise service on Easter morning is back

April 8, 2022
Sheila Evans
News

Boca Grande’s traditional Easter Sunrise Service is back. All four of the Island’s churches are coming together again to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, with each denomination taking a...

Charlotte County commissioners ‘bit the apple,’ bought two of four lots for boat parking, kayak launch project

April 1, 2022
Sheila Evans
News

BY SHEILA EVANS Charlotte County commissioners attended a meeting on Tuesday, March 22 that included the decision to unanimously give the go-ahead to purchasing two parcels of environmentally sensitive...