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GIBA re-elects Watkins as chair, talks financials at quarterly meeting
February 12, 2021
STAFF REPORT – Ginger Watkins was re-elected as chairman and Drew Tucker was elected as vice chairman of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority, when they held their quarterly board meeting on Wednes…
Chamber announces details of World’s Richest, Ladies Day tournaments
February 12, 2021
STAFF REPORT – There’s something lovely in the air this time of year, and we’ve been day-dreaming of our perfect date for long enough! The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce…
Last call for the Third Annual Boca Grande Film Festival: Drive-in Monday will officially begin five days of film festival fun
February 12, 2021
STAFF REPORT – The Third Annual (but first-ever virtual) Boca Grande Film Festival will begin its five-day tribute to a diverse selection of films and documentaries, viewable through the Friends of B…
Take an ‘Adventure in the Glades’ with Gail Cleveland
February 12, 2021
Spending a week in the swamp may not be everyone’s idea of a dream getaway to celebrate a BIG birthday, but for this artist it was paradise! According to artist Gail Cleveland, it was a perfect week…
LBHS theater production ‘She Loves Me’ A light ‘rom-com’ for the weekend
February 12, 2021
BY T MICHELE WALKER – The Lemon Bay High School production of “She Loves Me” is the perfect rom-com musical to celebrate the Valentine’s Day holiday. The plot revolves around two shop owners who, des…
St. Andrew’s announces first ‘Faith and …’ speaker for next week
January 29, 2021
STAFF REPORT – On Thursday, Feb. 4 at 4:30 p.m. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church will present a unique series of installments program called, “Faith and …” that will begin with historian Steven E. Wo…
PROFILE: Mark Driscoll
January 29, 2021
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – When Mark Driscoll was a little boy, all he wanted to do was be a fighter pilot. Generations of Driscolls had been in law enforcement and the military, or worked for other governm…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A message to island dogs who want to make history … dog owners, please relay this message to your dog
January 29, 2021
Dear Boca Grande Dogs,
Has COVID got you down? Are your paws sore from walking your master too many times a day, too many weeks and months in a row? Are you tired of being the only source of entertai…
New NHR nomination shows few changes, still raises questions
January 22, 2021
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The newest rendition of the nomination of the Boca Grande residential historic district has come into circulation, and it appears the changes are minor when comparing it with the…
The tiny but mighty lady we loved: Missing Mama Noy
January 22, 2021
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Though she be but little, she is fierce.
The words may have come from Shakespeare, but they describe Jam “Noy” Vollmer exactly. Once you met her, you never forgot her. Once she en…