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Festival furniture event on Gulf Boulevard March 19
March 11, 2022
The 2022 United Methodist Women’s Strawberry Festival may be over, but the goal of raising money for charity continues with a furniture sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, March 19 at the home of…
Art in Bloom returns for 2022 at Art Center
March 11, 2022
BY CATHY BALLMAN
Always a highpoint of the Boca arts calendar, “Art in Bloom” is back after a two year hiatus. Introduced in 2013, this is the seventh edition of the always popular event. The dat…
The Becky Buller Band to perform at Coconut Cabaret
March 11, 2022
When Becky Buller started to play the fiddle back home in Minnesota, little did she know it would be her ticket around the world.
“I grew up playing bluegrass music with my family back home in St…
Englewood Invitational Spring Art Festival to feature 40 artists and craftsmen this weekend
March 11, 2022
The Englewood Invitational Spring Art Festival is slated for Saturday and Sunday, March 12 and 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the grounds of the Englewood Elks Club at 401 N. Indiana Avenue in Englew…
Enthusiastic golfers participate in ‘Shootout’ to benefit Island School
March 11, 2022
Pictured above is Rick Ganong of Boca Grande who won the the prize in the final shootout. All photos provided by Grits Photography.
The Island School, a tuition-free charter school for grades K-5…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In search of the umbrella slasher
March 11, 2022
To the Editor:
This past week we have had some very unfortunate happenings on our beautiful beach here in Boca Grande.
It all started on Monday, Feb. 28 when we glanced out to the beach…
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March 5, 2022
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A long shadow cast on island beaches
March 4, 2022
The story of the big fence on the beach now includes a new twist … and none of it makes much sense to anyone
Isn’t it funny how one innocuous PVC pole with the words “survey marker” can see…
Saying goodbye to two decades of art and love … HUGHES GALLERY PREPARES TO CLOSE AFTER 20 YEARS
March 4, 2022
Love is the language spoken here. If you know Boca Grande and its diehard art lovers, you know who uses those words on a daily basis. Barb Hughes not only has one of the kindest souls on the island…
Pirate Family Fun Night Rebooted, set for March 11
March 4, 2022
Lee County Parks & Recreation will host the first annual Family Fun Night, 5 p.m. Friday, March 11, at the Boca Grande Community Center, 131 First Street West, Boca Grande. Bring the family and…