Above, shown at rehearsal this week: center, Boots Tolsdorf, Jim Grace and Joan Kale. Photos by Dusty
BY ELAINE SKYPALA, RPP
Once upon a time there was a lovely little house in Brooklyn filled…
The Boca Grande Camera Club has planned a new season for ‘26-’27 with a series of guest speakers. This year meetings will resume in the Boca Grande Community Center on Tuesdays at 10 a.m., as well a…
At the edge of a Florida wetland, beauty often arrives quietly: a flash of pink against the water, a bird settling onto a branch, the brief unfurling of wings. For artist Kelly Reark, these moments…
Above, Cochrun’s grandfather is in the middle row, first on the left. Cochrun family photo
BY JAMES COCHRUN III
The U.S. Army wages war on fierce, tribal Muslims in a remote land. Sound famil…
The Boca Grande Club has announced a historic milestone. The Club has officially earned the Platinum Club of America’s eighth place ranking for 2027-28. Criteria for the award includes excellence in…
Around 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, a Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to 6010 Boca Grande Causeway in reference to a wellbeing check. Lee County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Nicholas…
The Florida International Air Show has added Jeff “Linedog” Linebaugh to its 2026 performer lineup, bringing his “High Voltige” aerobatic demonstration to Punta Gorda Airport November 7 to 8.
Fly…
The Boca Grande Historical Society is hosting a Veterans Day event at the Veterans Memorial on 5th Street and Gilchrist Avenue.
The speaker is Capt. Darren Glaser, Senior Naval Science Instructor…
Above, member Billy Caldwell shows a piece of new pipe relining as Jerry Edgerton looks on. It was not part of the regular meeting but he wanted to show the group the process of relining island sewe…
An eagle in the cow pasture along Gasparilla Road, near Coral Creek Airport and the Boca Grande Jet Center. The eagle became the national bird in 1782, during the Second Continental Congress. …
