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Bishop Doug Scharf to visit Boca Grande, St. Andrew’s this Sunday
January 18, 2024
The Rt. Rev. Douglass Scharf, the Bishop of the Diocese of Southwest Florida, will visit St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church on Sunday, January 21, 2024. Bishop Scharf was elected bishop coadjutor of the…
We’re in a pickleball here on Gasparilla Island
January 18, 2024
This week, Lee County voted to turn one of the two tennis courts on Wheeler Road into four pickleball courts. The case should not be viewed as simply that pickleball is winning over tennis (which it…
Gardening and literary instructor Marta McDowell visits Garden Club
January 18, 2024
On January 10, the members of the Boca Grande Garden Club welcomed Marta McDowell (Chatham, NJ), noted gardener, lecturer, historian and author of several books that combine the literary with the ho…
Boca Grande resident speaks out for tennis courts at Lee County meeting
January 18, 2024
A Boca Grande resident braved the rain to advocate for more tennis courts during the Lee County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 16.
Nancy Leckerling, who had never attended a meet…
Community sees returns from its investment in Boca Grande’s young scholars
January 18, 2024
The Boca Grande Woman’s Club has discovered a way to develop new talent on and for the island, help young people achieve personal success, encourage investment in the community and feel rewarded whi…
2024 Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic opens Saturday, Jan. 20
January 13, 2024
It is that time of year when all eyes turn to the island’s tennis courts. The 2024 Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic opens Saturday, Jan. 20, and runs through Feb. 10.
With an array of t…
Thornton Wilder offered at Royal Palm Players
January 12, 2024
Our Town will be presented by Royal Palm Players at 7 p.m. on January 18, 19 and 20.
By BOOTS TOLSDORF
A New Year. A New Beginning. We look ahead to making positive changes in our lives…
When powerful words and wicked martinis saved America’s public lands
January 12, 2024
BY CANDICE SHY HOOPER
On Wednesday, Jan. 17, Friends of Boca Grande Community Center will welcome acclaimed author Nate Schweber to tell the true and fascinating story of a small band of American…
Backcountry fishing, scattered snook on our higher tides
January 12, 2024
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
The backcountry fishing has been off to a great start this new year! We have been targeting pretty much everything from snook, redfish, and trout along with some pomp…
New Allen organ at Lighthouse United Methodist
January 12, 2024
This week, Lighthouse United Methodist Church installed a new organ, an Allen GX340.
The digital organ, which resembles a traditional organ with pull stops, can have up to six different organ…