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
More th…
Exotic pirate island trip
BY JAMES BLAHA BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
“The couple are having a great time, they both admit, in this honeymooners’ paradise, long known to newlyweds of Philade…
BY THE GICIA
As the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association celebrates its 55th anniversary, the organization is reflecting on the many successful initiatives that have helped…
FIVE YEARS AGO
Residents reviewed the plans for the proposed improvements for the dog park located at Wheeler Road ballfield.
TEN YEARS AGO
The recommendation had been approved for rezoning…
BY JIM COCHRUN
The following account is a little-known piece of our American Civil War history that I unexpectedly stumbled upon years ago. My recall of this event was triggered when I recently a…
FIVE YEARS AGO
Hope for Haitians and Food for the Poor wrapped up their fundraising for the year, exceeding their goal.
TEN YEARS AGO
The Boca Grande Art Center was full of children’s feet…
