In January, the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will review two new cases at their Jan. 14 meeting. Item SCA2025 is the Stafford residence at 1160 11th Street East, to enclose and extend a d…
FIVE YEARS AGO
The construction phase of the Mercabo Cove restoration project had been completed. The project was to improve water quality and reduce long-term seawall maintenance costs. …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
