Perhaps one of the most useful trends unleashed by the Bicentennial in 1976 was a nationwide interest in family history. And what it took was often some family member, the family historian, who not…
FIVE YEARS AGO
The National Register controversy continued in Boca Grande with residents protesting what they considered an invasion of privacy.
TEN YEARS AGO
The Gasparilla Island Light pr…
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will consider two cases at its meeting on July 8.
The first case concerns 1000 10th Street. It is a request to change the house’s status from contribut…
FIVE YEARS AGO
Work had begun on the expansion project at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church with the home next door razed and the lot cleaned.
TEN YEARS AGO
The Gasparilla Island Bridge Aut…
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…
