BY BETSY JOINER
The mid-December morning began with beautiful cool weather, not sure who was more excited, me, the teachers or The Island School students! The bus drivers were great, and I think…
Friday, Jan. 16
• Farmer’s Market, Bayou
• Boca Grande Live, D.K. Harrell, Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium
• Chowderfest, The Gasparilla Inn Beach Club
Saturday, Jan 17…
Caddyshack 9 & Dine was held at Lemon Bay Golf Club on Jan. 10. Here, Steve Hansen, Tanner Slider and Scott Gravino at the Gopher Hole. Photos by Caroline here.
Above, Simmel presenting the plans for the spa project. Photo by Garland
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board approved two projects at its January meeting, including a 15,000 square foot a…
Mahjong tiles, jumping with tarpon
For Sarah Sheridan, Boca Grande has never been just a vacation destination. It has always felt like a second home, a place layered with childhood memories, fami…
Above, Scozzafava awards Laffaire with a diving coin. Photo by Matt
In July 2024, Marie-Laure Laffaire was visiting Gasparilla Island from Paris, France. For years, she and her three children alw…
Above, the new “Share the Road” bike pavement markings this week. Photo by Garland
The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority held committee meetings Wednesday, Jan. 14 at the newly remediated admini…
Above, Browne, in a profile in 2004, and below, in a story in 2009 while on the Preservation Board, as he railed against ugly island signage at the beach streets at a meeting.
A funeral will be…
A crew from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church assisted in the construction of the Sexton house in Port Charlotte. The volunteer crew installed wall sheathing on the exterior, one of a dozen or so ch…
The Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 99, is holding a Boat America Course on Saturday, Feb. 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the South Gulf Cove HOA Building, 14859 Ingraham Blvd., Port Charlotte. Le…
