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February 16, 2023
If you’re tired of the unreliable cell phone service the island has experienced since the storm, be thankful you don’t have an emergency call to make. Jim Turpin found out last Friday, Feb. 10 that…

February 16, 2023
Lee County has announced a phased reopening of beach parks, with Gasparilla Island beach accesses at the top of the list. The tentative opening is scheduled for early March. Lee County Parks &amp…

February 16, 2023
Emily and Jim talk about the blue holes of the Gulf Mote Marine Laboratory is sharing some of its most interesting research with Boca Grande audiences through a series of presentations called Cof…

February 16, 2023
Fortunately for Boca Grande, neither Hurricane Ian nor the pandemic have been able to stop the United Methodist Women’s annual Strawberry Festival. On Saturday, March 4, the festival will return to…

February 16, 2023
Submitted by the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Quarterly Board meeting was held on Wednesday February 25, 2023, in the offices of the Authority. Ginger…

February 16, 2023
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…

February 16, 2023
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…

February 16, 2023
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…

February 16, 2023
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…

February 16, 2023
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…