The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board unanimously voted down a proposal by the Diocese of Venice to tear down the old Boca Grande Preschool building and construct a new chapel and office build…
FIVE YEARS AGO
Sassy Tarts Bakery celebrated one year in business. Originally, they were vendors at the Englewood and Boca Grande farmers markets and eventually needed to have a larger kitchen sp…
Above, views of the new building. Views at top are the south facade, and a view from the west. Bottom row, additional elevations. Lee County filings
Lee County staff has recommended approval for…
The old Placida bunkhouse, the last building remnant of the old Boca Grande route of the Charotte Harbor and Northern Railway, recently got a set of signs. The bunkhouse still awaits restoration, bu…
FIVE YEARS AGO
The Boca Grande Community Center named a large room on the east wing the Dee Wheeler Multi-Purpose Room after the woman who created numerous programs for the children and community…
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will consider the request to demolish an existing building at 240 Park Ave. at its June 10 meeting.
The building is empty; it had been occupied by the…
FIVE YEARS AGO
Lee County Commissioners met and unanimously passed the ordinance prohibiting overnight parking in designated areas for buses and recreational vehicles within portions of Gasparill…
FIVE YEARS AGO
Hill Tide placed “No Trespassing” signs on the beach including yellow barricade tape and a security guard to limit access to their private beach.
TEN YEARS AGO
Barrier Island…
Above, Capt. Johns Knight addresses the crowd.
The Grande Tradition celebration is one of the signature events surrounding the annual World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament. Each year, the “Grande Tra…
FIVE YEARS AGO
Eighty Boca Grande owners sent notarized letters to the Florida’s Division of Historic Resources to opt out of the National Register of Historic Places.
TEN YEARS AGO
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