Category: Events

The Boca Grande Woman’s Club Spring Fair is Saturday

Get on board! The Boca Grande Woman’s Club annual Spring Fair is tomorrow, Saturday, March 9. The festive Boca Grande-themed parade, followed by all of the merriment and cheer of a traditional...

Rental agencies prep for Spring Breakers

March 7, 2024
Anna Ridilla
Events, News

Spring breaks have officially begun, and as students from across the country head for the warmth of Florida, expect more crowds and traffic throughout the month of March. Lee and Charlotte...

Red tide expert at Cape Haze

Join Lemon Bay Conservancy for a free talk featuring Dr. Larry Brand, a distinguished researcher and professor at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, as...

History Bytes: Viola Dyer recalls Boca Rico, the Pass Marina and sea rescues

Closing out the season’s History Bytes series was a lively hour of story-telling by jack-of-many- trades and master of all of them, Viola Dyer. She came to the island in the 1980s and established...

How do you spell fun? Look for Royal Palm’s Putnam Spelling Bee

February 29, 2024
Staff Report
Entertainment, Events, News

BY ERICA RESS MARTIN March 13 is the night I look forward to and dread. It’s the night RPP’s “The 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” opens. This hectic, exhilarating, difficult show is...

Bike Parade and Woman’s Club Spring Fair March 9

The Boca Grande Woman’s Club Spring Fair, All Aboard the Boca Grande Express, arrives on Saturday, March 9. Come out and celebrate what makes Boca Grande special and have a great time with friends...

Artists join Strawberry Festival lineup this Saturday

February 29, 2024
Staff Report
Events, Featured News, News

The Annual Boca Grande Strawberry Festival, held on the grounds of the Boca Grande Community Center, is a long-standing island tradition known for fresh Strawberry Shortcake, a fabulous Silent...

Fust Library Foundation offers writing and research roundtable March 14

February 29, 2024
Staff Report
Entertainment, Events, News

On March 14, at 4 p.m., local writers Linda Fairstein, Susan Hanafee, Candice Shy Hooper and Bobbie Marquis will gather in the loggia of the Johann Fust Community Library to talk about how they...

Annual Easter Egg Hunt set

February 29, 2024
Staff Report
Events, News

The Boca Grande Easter Egg Hunt will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 30, 2024. This free event is sponsored by Lee County Parks & Recreation and The Friends of Boca Grande Community...

Revamp for Palm Island’s Rum Bay

February 29, 2024
Anna Ridilla
Events, News

The restaurant Rum Bay in the Palm Island Resort on Palm Island has a new look and fully renovated interior and exterior. “It’s got a new logo, a new menu, a new chef and a new general manger,”...