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Camera Club to take center stage at Boca Grande Art Center show
February 24, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Camera Club’s Photography As Art show will take place March 9-11 at the Boca Grande Art Center. Members of the BGCC will be displaying photographs of wide- rangi…
Strawberry Festival happening tomorrow
February 24, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT Nearly 70 businesses, individuals, families and local clubs have stepped up to provide items for the Strawberry Festival’s live and silent auctions on Saturday, March 4. “It’s an…
Fusion: A diverse new dining option on the island
February 24, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande diners now have a new restaurant to add to their list of dinner choices. Fusion, a new unique establishment located at 5800 Gasparilla Road at the north end of the is…
Obituary: Memorial service for William D. Rader
February 17, 2017
A memorial service for William Donald Rader will be held on Saturday, March 4 at the Boca Bay Pass Club Powerhouse, located at 801 Gulf Blvd. in Boca Grande. Mr. Rader passed away at the age o…
Berries, bargains and much more: The Strawberry Festival returns on March 4
February 10, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT. Take 55 flats of strawberries, 55 dozen biscuits, 48 cans of whipped topping, 24 cases of hotdogs and brats, and you have a few of the makings for the 19th annual United Methodi…
Obituary: William A. Hanley Jr.
February 10, 2017
William Andrew Hanley, Jr., known to all as Will, died peacefully at his home in Boca Grande in the early hours of February 6, 2017. Cotton, his loving wife of 42 years, his daughter Bobsey Fansler…
Obituary: Doris Jean Bishop
February 10, 2017
Doris Jean Zintek Bishop, 86, of Boca Grande passed away at her home on February 2, 2017. Doris was born in West Allis, Wisconsin on September 7, 1930 to Dr. Sylvester and Pearl Zintek. She spent h…
The chowder has been dished, the donations are appreciated!
February 10, 2017
A message from The Island School PTO: The 2017 Island School PTO chowder fundraiser dinner is in the books and was well received by the estimated 200+ in attendance on Saturday night at the Cr…
Four injured in boating accident
February 3, 2017
At approximately 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31 the Boca Grande Fire Department and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call at the Innlet on 12th Street, where a boat that had struck a po…
The trestle will remain: Charlotte County working on, not removing, historic railroad trestle
February 3, 2017
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – If you’ve been on or off the island recently you might have noticed some work crews surrounding the old railroad trestle near the mainland. Contrary to what you may have heard, …