BY KAREN GRACE, BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER
Betty and Jack Barndollar first came to Gasparilla Island in 1959, a year after the bridge had been built. Three years later, they built a house and mov…
TEN YEARS AGO
The Boca Grande Fire Board voted unanimously to increase the budget by 8.9 percent.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
The Lemon Bay Conservancy officially signed documents acquiring the Wildf…
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board reviewed and approved one renovation project at their Wednesday, Sept. 10 meeting.
The project was a remodel and raising of the house by architect Tim…
FIVE YEARS AGO
Spark TV premiered Boca Boys on YouTube and Spark Boca Grande TV. The pandemic sit-com ran for 10 weeks and featured Roger Lewis, James Martin, Dan Headington and Jerry Edgerton…
To the Editor and the community:
On behalf of the Boca Grande Historical Society, we thank you for your support. We understand the impact the two recent hurricanes have had on our community and t…
FIVE YEARS AGO
The First Annual Sandbar Music Festival was held between Pine Island and Cayo Costa.
TEN YEARS AGO
Permits and licensing had been procured for season two of the Boca Grande F…
BY JAMES J. BLAHA, DIRECTOR BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER
“In order to understand the difference between the Boca Grande of 1949 and today, you have to realize that in 1949, Gasparilla Island, of ne…
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will meet Sept. 10, 2025 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church for its monthly meeting. The only item on the agenda is the Ghriskey Remodel, at 731 Palm Ave…
FIVE YEARS AGO
GIBA announced that a contract had been awarded for the construction of the southern roadway sidewalk which would include paved shoulders, concrete sidewalk and curbing.
TEN YEA…
