Island resident and her ‘little’ bestowed with biggest honor in the state of Florida
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It seems as though a local pair we reported on last year named Candy and Aaliyah have exceeded all expectations of the “Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast” program in 202…
Art sale at Lighthouse Methodist Church on Sunday benefits needy
BY SUSAN HANAFEE – Don’t forget to drop by the art sale this Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the Methodist Church on Gilchrist Avenue. All proceeds from the sale will be dist…
Island resident receiving rave reviews on new book
BY SUSAN HANAFEE – Sandy Jacobs will tell you that she is not a woman to mince words. But this summer she let them flow freely as she went through the process of creating her second novel in less t…
BGAC Spring Show will turn it up a notch
BY T MICHELE WALKER – The Boca Grande Art Center is turning it up a notch this season. To make things interesting, they are adding a giveaway drawing to their annual March Art Show.
“We have sever…
The Pinxto Route, and San Sebastian (and a great recipe for Spanish tortillas)
Braden Perkins was born in New Orleans and grew up in Boston. Braden worked for four years with celebrity chef Tom Douglas in Seattle. In 2011 Braden and his partner, Laura Adrian, opened their fi…
OBITUARY: Earl Lewis
Earl T. Lewis, M.D. 93, passed away on Monday February 22, 2021 at his home with his beloved wife, Elle by his side.
Formerly a resident of West Chester and Boca Grande, he was born April 19, 192…
OBITUARY: Harold McMillan
Harold Floyd McMillan died Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Englewood, Florida, at the age of 96. He was born October 28, 1924, in Lawrence County, Alabama, to Dee Floyd McMillan and Nona Sivley McMillan…
OBITUARY: Mike Giobbe
Michael E. Giobbe, Jr. (a.k.a Papa), 79, of Boca Grande and Chappaqua, N.Y. died peacefully in his home in Boca Grande on March 6, 2021.
Michael was born on April 13, 1941 the youngest of three c…
PROFILE: Tom Cross
BY T MICHELE WALKER – When Dos Equis beer created their “Most Interesting Man in the World” advertising campaign, the ads featured a bearded, debonair gentleman with voiceovers that were both humor…
