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February 24, 2022
“People used to live there – real, working people – and that is what is not being preserved.”- Melissa knight Melissa Knight’s family have lived on the Cape Haze Peninsula for generations; the …

February 24, 2022
Lawrence Wilson is a very complex man with a very simple name. He has a background that would boggle the mind of any average Joe who dreams of becoming a spy or mercenary, and spends a lot of his …

February 24, 2022
BY EVE SAMPLES, DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS OF THE EVERGLADES How much progress has been made since the toxic-algae crisis that devastated Boca Grande and other Florida communities in 2018? How like…

February 24, 2022
SUBMITTED BY CATHY BALLMAN, BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB CORRESPONDENT Just because you can get most anything all the time, doesn’t mean you should. Probably words to live by but for internationa…

February 24, 2022
Barrier Island Parks Society and Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium have partnered again to co-host one of the most popular free educational community events in Boca Grande! The annual Red Tide…

February 24, 2022
Scams are nothing new, from emails to send donations to Ethiopian princes, to fake calls from a family member in peril, nearly one in six Americans have lost money to a phone scam in the last 12 m…

February 23, 2022
Zimbabwe is the only African country with vast amounts of carve-able stone. In fact, the stone found there is of such great importance to the people of Zimbabwe, that the word “ Shona” is derived …

February 23, 2022
BY NANCY WHITE Last week’s sold-out table readings of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Proof is evidence of The Royal Palm Players’ spectacular season of rebounding from Covid. The enjoyment sp…

February 23, 2022
Tickets are available for the Boca Grande Art Center “Art and Architecture” home tour, scheduled for Thursday, March 3 from 1 to 5 p.m. This popular fundraiser gives ticketholders the chance to…

February 23, 2022
From the time she was a young girl, Deborah “Debby” Hahn always knew she wanted to be a nurse. After earning her nursing degree from the Hawkeye Institute in Waterloo, Iowa, Debby joined the ranks…