The Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of the sponsors, players, volunteers and community members who took part in the recent Educate Boca Scholarship…
Garland Pollard has been named as the new editor of the Boca Beacon and Gasparilla Island Magazine. He will take the place of long-time editor Marcy Shortuse, who started as a writer with the Beacon…
One of the most visible properties just off Gasparilla Island is the southern sand tip of Little Gasparilla Island. Anyone passing over the Boca Grande Causeway will know the 6.24-acre lot, as its w…
The Useppa Island Club has a presumptive new owner, led by Sandy Stilwell Youngquist, CEO and owner of Stilwell Enterprises & Restaurant Group of Fort Myers.
“The letters have gone out…
The 29th annual Hank Wright Auction to benefit the Boca Grande Health Clinic was held on Monday, Nov. 13. Over 200 guests joined in on the fun at The Gasparilla Inn Beach Club and bid merrily during…
The pharmacy at the Placida Publix is expected to open in mid-December. Sign men from Thomas Sign & Awning of Clearwater were at the store late on Thursday, Nov. 9 to place new signage on the bu…
On Wednesday, Dec. 6, the Lee County Board of County Commissioners will vote on amendments to the Lee County Comprehensive Land Use Plan that will eliminate current height restrictions on Captiva Is…
FIVE YEARS AGO
We lost a legend this week five years ago, when Artie Brooks passed away. He worked all over the island in many jobs, from butler to janitor to chauffeur to helping out at the…
If you are a Florida resident and plan on voting in Lee County in the next election, now is the time to update your voting preferences. According to Tommy Doyle, Lee County Supervisor of Elections…
The Boca Grande Woman’s Club is pleased to announce the reopening of Boca Bargains on Saturday, Nov. 25, from 9 a.m. to noon. The store will be open every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 9 a.m…
