Submitted by the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association will conduct volunteer-led tours of Mercabo Cove on Marc…
Submitted by Elaine Skypala
For the people involved in our island’s Grande Chorus it is performing a free love song concert at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church last Friday and hearing thunderous app…
Submitted by Food for the Poor
The challenges in Haiti continue to mount, but Boca Grande Hope For Haitians is standing firm in its drive to provide 40 more homes for vulnerable families living i…
It’s the sixteenth year of celebrating creative innovation for the “Art on Banyan: Five Women” Exhibit, presented at the Boca Grande Art Center. This year the group welcomes a new addition, ceramic…
The Boca Grande Historical Society’s History Bytes presentation on Wednesday, Feb. 15, was provocatively titled “Island Love Stories,” with an overflow crowd looking to hear some lurid tales from th…
The Boca Grande Fire Department and island Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to several calls this past week, included one of a missing woman who was found, and an agency assist to loca…
Red tide has been in the Boca Grande spotlight for years. Exciting research on its causes, its weaknesses and its potential control may one day change its image from that of a plague, to being an in…
SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
At this month’s “Let’s Talk About Florida” book discussion, author Gary Mormino shared comments on his book, “Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams.” G…
On May 16, 2022, Richard S. Gallagher joined his beloved wife of nearly 49 years, Ann L. Gallagher, in heaven.
Richard is survived by his adoring daughters, Elizabeth (Christopher) Petree of Cha…
Andrew Colburn started his new job at the Boca Grande Health center on the Monday of the week Hurricane Ian hit the island. It was quite a welcome. The storm hit on Wednesday and on Thursday Andrew…
