FIVE YEARS AGO
Rentals on the Island had increased by 24.9 percent over the same period in 2019 despite the pandemic.
TEN YEARS AGO
Lee and Charlotte counties had accepted settlements for t…
The Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum and the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse & Museum are open for business this summer, which can be the best time for visits. Stop in with your friends and family…
Above, a detail of the Lebourgeois residence from plans from architect T.A. Krebs. The simple carport is on 11th Street.
BY TALIA ECKSTEIN
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will me…
FIVE YEARS AGO
Boca Grande Health Clinic announced the appointment of Mark Driscoll as Chief Executive Officer.
TEN YEARS AGO
Full July 4th festivities were in the works with a golf cart an…
From Badcock to Lykes, and so many automobile dealers, physicians
Above has tournament organizer and director Dixie Hollins with Capt. Wayne Joiner and daughter Effie after winning his four Holli…
FIVE YEARS AGO
Fifty-four percent of Lee County had participated in the census. For the first time the census was available on-line.
TEN YEARS AGO
The Native Now Foundation was selling Indi…
FIVE YEARS AGO
One hundred locals participated in Paddle for Peace water excursion to the Boca Grande sandbar. The event was designed to steer people away from their phones and political frustrat…
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board approved two projects at its June 11 meeting. The board met at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, because of work being done at the Boca Grande Community Cent…
BY KATHY Y. FUTCH
It was 10 p.m., on a February evening in 1975 at the intersection of Hwy. 41 and SR 776, which was very dark and desolate back then and only used by those who lived off it. A yo…
FIVE YEARS AGO
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board voted unanimously to approve the new parish hall for Our Lady of Mercy.
TEN YEARS AGO
The Island School joined with Royal Palm Pla…
