BY MARK DRISCOLL
Here we are in March already, and I can’t believe how fast the months are flying by. I hope everyone is enjoying Boca Grande, especially now that the weather is finally treating…
The South Gulf Cove boat lock will be nonoperational due to repairs. The lock cannot be opened manually or via bridge tenders until repairs are complete. For information, contact Patrick Ferriter at…
Closing out the season’s History Bytes series was a lively hour of story-telling by jack-of-many- trades and master of all of them, Viola Dyer. She came to the island in the 1980s and established th…
BY ERICA RESS MARTIN
March 13 is the night I look forward to and dread. It’s the night RPP’s “The 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” opens. This hectic, exhilarating, difficult show is caus…
The Boca Grande Woman’s Club Spring Fair, All Aboard the Boca Grande Express, arrives on Saturday, March 9. Come out and celebrate what makes Boca Grande special and have a great time with friends a…
The Annual Boca Grande Strawberry Festival, held on the grounds of the Boca Grande Community Center, is a long-standing island tradition known for fresh Strawberry Shortcake, a fabulous Silent Aucti…
Early voting for the upcoming presidential preference primary begins Saturday, March 9 for Lee County and Monday, March 4 for Charlotte County.
Florida is a closed primary state, which means that…
On March 14, at 4 p.m., local writers Linda Fairstein, Susan Hanafee, Candice Shy Hooper and Bobbie Marquis will gather in the loggia of the Johann Fust Community Library to talk about how they appr…
The Boca Grande Easter Egg Hunt will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 30, 2024. This free event is sponsored by Lee County Parks & Recreation and The Friends of Boca Grande Community Center. A…
The family of owls nested in a giant street sign over Placida Road across from Lemon Bay High School have successfully raised their owlets, according to reports by Eva Furner, who has been watching…
