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Is the island safe?

October 28, 2021
An open letter from the Boca Grande Health Clinic By Raymond James DO, Boca Grande Health Clinic The pandemic has created a very difficult and stressful year for us all, especially those of …

Many voices, one story: Boca Grande History Museum collaborates with Blanchard House of Punta Gorda

October 22, 2021
Jim Blaha knows that to tell a story, you need many voices. To tell the story of black history in Boca Grande, Jim reached out to the Blanchard House in Punta Gorda. “The Blanchard House had be…

… and now there’s a fence …

October 22, 2021
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The question of who owns the beach – and the water, for that matter – along Charlotte Harbor at Hill Tide Estates has been raised again, as there is now a semi-permanent fence …

Lit Forum is back with ‘Circe’ November 4

October 22, 2021
To the Editor: The Literature Forum is back and looking forward to inaugurating its 2021-22 season on Thursday, November 4th, with a presentation of “Circe” by Madeline Miller.  This follo…

Friends of Cayo Costa to host Cayo Costa Day November 6

October 22, 2021
Celebrate Cayo Costa! Will be held at the Island State Park on Saturday, Nov. 6 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Affordable all-inclusive tickets feature round trip boat transportation from three departur…

First performance of ‘Friends’ season to be Castalian Quartet November 6

October 22, 2021
The first performance of the 2021-22 Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center will be held on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. when the Castalian Quartet takes the state. General admission tickets…

Halloweens past with the kids of Boca Grande

October 22, 2021
It was a simpler time. A time when children would watch “Father Knows Best” and “The Brady Bunch” in their feety pajamas. A time when the best ride in town was a banana seat bicycle with playing c…

‘Walk with Me’ for the Lemon Bay Wrestling Club

July 6, 2021
BY T MICHELE WALKER – Michael Schyck can’t believe how much his beard has grown. “I’ve never gone past stubbles. It’s crazy,” he said. That’s what happens when you spend three months on the Appalac…

Our Lady of Mercy new Parish Life Center will be taking shape soon, lot razed and ready for repurposing

June 25, 2021
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Work has begun on the expansion project at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, and the home next door has been razed and the lot cleaned. Owen-Ames-Kimball Company, a general con…

A fitting honor for a tremendous lady: Room in Community Center named after the late Dee Wheeler

June 9, 2021
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On Thursday, May 20, a sign was quietly placed on the wall of one of the rooms of the Boca Grande Community Center, but in that quiet moment a legacy was honored. The new name f…