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December 11, 2025
Proceeds from the 30th annual Gasparilla Island Fly Fishing Tournament, or G.I.F.T., were presented to the Boca Grande Historical Society on Tuesday, Nov. 25. Pictured here, a $5,000 donation to the…

December 11, 2025
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board approved the demolition of a historic beach compound at 1000 10th St. Attending for the committee were Dennis Maloomian, Jerry Edgerton, Paul Eddy, Bec…

December 11, 2025
FIVE YEARS AGO GIWA’s Water Reclamation Facility had completed the final pour of concrete for two new concrete tanks and an elevated platform. TEN YEARS AGO Bayne Stevenson hosted the annua…

December 4, 2025
Preservation Board to review destruction of 1926 houses from Florida boom time The Boca Grande Preservation Board will meet Wednesday, Dec. 10 to discuss the possible demolition of a house at 100…

December 4, 2025
FIVE YEARS AGO Scarpa’s Coastal added outdoor seating. Clyde Nabers retired for the second time. The first retirement was from Nabers Chevron as the owner and the second time as the Lee County Mo…

November 26, 2025
In “A Town Without Pity,” historian Jason Vuic returns to two devastating events that rocked the rural Florida town of Arcadia in the late 20th century: the 1967 wrongful conviction of James Richard…

November 26, 2025
FIVE YEARS AGO The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association announced that work had begun to refurbish the 3.5-mile walking path with 30 loads of coarse sand. TEN YEARS AGO…

November 20, 2025
“One of the docents in a history museum was trying out some role playing and visualization techniques. After looking at the clothing exhibit, she asked a group of third graders to imagine that they…

November 20, 2025
FIVE YEARS AGO The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association v. Lee County legal dispute was settled over the “Damfi” project. TEN YEARS AGO The GICIA announced that they w…

November 13, 2025
The Boca Grande Historical Society’s board and staff gathered last week to celebrate their new History Center opening at the Crowninshield  Community House. From left, front row: Trisha Lowe, Kim Ky…