All Y’all, I want to thank all of you who are helping me through the biggest loss of my life. I actually thought that I was the only person in the wor...
Reader questions decisions made by Health Clinic administration
To the Editor: I write in support of Dr. Lewis Hamilton’s letter of April 12th re the programs at the Clinic annex. So many of us long-time residents ...
Fatal accident on Gasparilla Road leaves Boca Grande resident dead
■ STAFF REPORT A 90-year-old Boca Grande man has passed away after being involved in a pedestrian vs. vehicle accident that occurred on Tuesday, April...
BGHS announces change in board members
■ BY SUE ERWIN Marty McFadden is the new president of the Boca Grande Historical Society. Board members of the Boca Grande Historical Society elected ...
Historic Preservation Board meeting dwells on sliding doors and ‘what if’ scenarios
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE A rather long and well-attended meeting of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday, April 10 yielded some interes...
Island parking ordinance on the table at commissioners’ meeting next week
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Changes to Boca Grande parking may be coming soon, as Lee County Commissioners will be addressing potential revisions in our parki...
Boca Grande snook update at ‘Coffee with a Scientist’
■ BY SUE ERWIN What is happening with the local snook population? That’s what Mote Marine scientists Dr. Kevan Main and Dr. Ryan Schloesser explained ...
ISLAND SHERIFF, FIRE AND EMS NEWS
Grand theft, injured swimmer, unusual behavior, unfounded reports The Boca Grande Fire Department and Lee County EMS were on the scene at several call...
Do your part: Bring the Easter Bunny some candy for the hunt
■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Easter Egg Hunt is right around the corner, and the time has come to gather your baskets, your best Easter bonnets and ...
Kevin Fitzgerald paintings at Hughes Gallery
■ BY SUE ERWIN Lyrics from a 1965 song by the Beatles are what inspires artist Kevin Fitzgerald to create his colorful paintings of pristine nature, a...