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Social: Royal Palm Sponsor Night at Boca Bay Powerhouse

January 19, 2024
Royal Palm Players hosted their Sponsor Appreciation Cocktail Party on Sunday, Jan. 14. It was a full house on a rainy evening. Below, photos. Shown below, from top row: Betsy Drake, Jeani…

2024 Chowder Dinner adds Super Day Express, Sassy Tarts

January 19, 2024
The Chowder Dinner for The Island School continues to add participants. Seven new eateries have recently joined the list for this fundraiser. The dinner is the PTO’s main fundraiser, and proceeds go…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Pat Witschonke, West Point blind date succeeds 52 years

January 19, 2024
Pat Witschonke laughs easily, and enjoys life. She knows what she likes and what she doesn’t. Because of her humor and style, she has been able to surround herself with the things she likes. Princip…

Reflections on another good year at the Boca Grande Clinic 

January 19, 2024
By Mark Driscoll, CEO Boca Grande Health Clinic For most people, healthcare is something you only think about when you actually need it. As you might expect, it’s a little different for me; I gue…

Historic Port Boca Grande Lighthouse Museum set to reopen after Hurricane Ian restoration

January 19, 2024
The Port Boca Grande Lighthouse & Museum, a cherished local landmark and the oldest structure on Gasparilla Island, is thrilled to announce its reopening to the public on Monday, Feb. 5. This ma…

The Island School earns A, and 100 in math

January 19, 2024
The Island School has earned an A for the sixth time in a row in the annual Florida Department of Education ranking.  These scores are purely informational and meant to serve as a baseline for ea…

Sawfish expert is launch speaker for new marine biology series

January 19, 2024
A new marine ecology education series will feature independent researchers on marine biology issues critical to Cape Haze and Charlotte Harbor. The Lemon Bay Coastal Seminar Series, set for an inaug…

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…