Gillespie arrived on the Island in December 1978 to work in management for the newly constructed Boca Grande Club. She tells this story and 25 years worth of other information at the first of this…
By Cathy Ballman, Boca Grande Garden Club
Barbara Paul Robinson’s life includes a lot of “firsts.” She was the first woman to make partner at the legendary Debevoise & Plimpton law firm, sh…
The Royal Palm Players have worked hard this year to be creative and bring you live theater, despite the complications of COVID. They were able to move “Inherit the Wind” outside and sold out to e…
Boca Grande’s Dr. Daly Walker has released his second collection of short stories, “The Doctor’s Dilemma” and will discuss them in a Literary Series event on February 1. Daly creates poignant worl…
As the island welcomes seasonal visitors back to Boca Grande, the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority wants to encourage all toll pass account holders to register for online toll account monitoring…
On Thursday, Feb. 3, popular Lit Forum presenter Simona Balzer will offer her interpretation of “A Long Petal of the Sea” by renowned author Isabel Allende. Quite different from her widely-acclaim…
Volunteering is a simple way to improve your health, ease feelings of loneliness and broaden social networks. Nature lover and Lemon Bay Conservancy Wildflower Preserve’s volunteer chair, Lucia Sc…
Somewhere in the world, there is a photo of a group of laughing diners in a restaurant in Paris, posing with the great Dame Judi Dench. Or so they think.
It all came about because Jane Geniesse…
By Thomas J. Ervin, M.D., Boca Grande Health Clinic
Being asked “What do I do about COVID?” is a complicated question for anyone in clinical medicine to answer. If the COVID-19 pandemic was an …
The guest speaker on the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 19 at the Boca Grande Community Center was the focus of a very appreciative and attentive audience – an audience that filled every chair and two…
