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Historic Preservation Board meeting begins with request for NHR input from community
February 12, 2021
BY SUSAN HANAFEE – The chairman of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday urged all residents to let their voices be heard on a proposal to nominate a section of the historic distri…
Organizations turn to creativity in unusual season
February 12, 2021
BY SUSAN HANAFEE – Virtual speakers, open air musicals, art shows without the usual wine and cheese receptions, pop-up history tours in parking lots – all have been part of the creativity local not-f…
BGHS takes note of a rare ‘Magna Carta’
February 12, 2021
BY SUSAN HANAFEE – Jim Blaha calls the mountain of material the Boca Grande Historical Society received from the attic of a woman in Tennessee late last year the “Magna Carta.”
And, indeed, the colle…
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…