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BY TERRI CARR, PRESIDENT
Yes, we are 60 years old. In 1966, Dearborn Street had a 5 & 10, barber shop, drugstore and bakery. The same year, the local Fire Department acqui…
Did you know that Boca Grande is a community with many resident authors? Local authors who have recently completed and published books need the proper recognition, accolades and exposure to the comm…
Two over weekend
A Coast Guard Station Cortez law enforcement crew terminated an illegal charter voyage that was acting as a bareboat charter Thursday near Anna Maria Island. Coast Guard officer…
Kim Newlin (above) was the first patient appointment at the new clinic. Photographed with Dana Pellant, L.P.N. Kimberly Whipple (right) was the first same-day patient at the new clinic. Photogra…
Above, a native butterfly orchid on the path.
A new irrigation system for the Bike Path downtown is part of enhancing the park-like setting of 3rd to 5th streets after the destruction caused by…
Man rescued in shark and tarpon filled waters during busy evening
A man-overboard situation in Boca Grande Pass on Friday, May 15 during evening tarpon fishing made national attention. According…
The Boca Grande Fire Department responded to 134 calls for assistance in April and May 2026, reported Chief C.W. Blosser during the Board of Fire Commissioners meeting on Wednesday, May 20.
The…
One of the team’s eight tarpon released during the 2026 Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce ‘World’s Richest’ Tarpon Tournament won it for Team Blaze last Thursday as several other boats kept the t…
Citations dismissed after tourist parking case
A Canadian man visiting Boca Grande this March had his parking ticket thrown out this week in court in Fort Myers. Jon Dimick, of Chester, Nova Scot…
This Saturday, May 23, Uncle Don’s Boca H2O Music Festival will be held on the water off the sandbar between Gasparilla Island and Placida. The concert is put together by Big Boy Toyz Expo.
The s…
