Bring home your Derby Hat from Boca Bargains! The store will be closing for the season on Saturday, April 27. Almost everything in the store will be half-price, including clothing, shoes, jewelry,…
The Boca Grande H2O Music Festival has a new headliner after country star Colt Ford suffered a heart attack after a concert in Arizona on Thursday, April 4. Ford is recovering but has canceled all…
There was a week in February of 1975 that the late Orenthal James Simpson was king of Rotonda and Cape Haze. The event was O.J.’s victory the ABC Superstars competition, which aired Sunday, Feb. 2…
The first Superstars was Feb. 19-20, 1973 and aired Feb. 25 over the entire ABC network.
“There are some who question its integrity as an entertainment vehicle,” said organizer Philip Bottfeld,…
Some new local history titles out this spring:
• “Three Ringling Circus: A History of Sarasota and the Famous Ringling Brothers” by Sandra Gurvis illuminates the Ringling family’s impact on…
At 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, David Michaelis will discuss his acclaimed biography of Charles Schulz, creator of the beloved comic strip “Peanuts” (a name Schulz did not like).
In its re…
All are invited to listen to author and professor Aaron Hamburger speak in the Johann Fust Community Library loggia and courtyard at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 18.
His novel “Hotel Cuba” is an …
Ergo CEO R.P. Eddy, at right, spoke to the Boca Grande Men’s Club on Monday, April 8. He recently co-authored ‘Warnings: Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes.’ He is pictured here with his fath…
On Wednesday, April 10 at 4:30 p.m., Paul Greenberg will speak on his book “Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food.”
Investigating the forces that get fish to our dinner tables, Paul revea…
Jerry Lorenz, state director of research for Florida Audubon, will be in Cape Haze to speak on roseate spoonbills on Thursday, April 11.
“I had no intention of studying spoonbills, but as you s…
