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March 25, 2022

PROFILE: Kacy Joiner Cheske

March 25, 2022
You won’t catch Kacy Joiner Cheske buying fish from a market or a store. And who can blame her? Kacy was born and raised in Boca Grande, and anything other than fresh-caught-from-the-Gulf simply won…

Mall will soon be no more, says Charlotte County

March 24, 2022
If you thought there were more people on the roadways off island this year, you would be correct. Charlotte County has released statistics showing that tourism in the county is up more than 50 perce…

Clean Water conversation live at Boca Bay Power House on March 22

March 18, 2022
BY WESLEY LOCKE Join us for Friends of the Everglades and Vote Water’s “Clean Water Conversation” Event at the Boca Bay Powerhouse this Tuesday, March 22 at 5 p.m. We will be holding a panel disc…

Here’s some things to do in the next few days …

March 18, 2022
Buy some furniture! The United Methodist Women’s furniture sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, March 19, at the home of Jan Myers, 421 Gulf Blvd. Jan’s garage, which serves as…

The Bike Path signs are back!

March 18, 2022
The Island School fifth graders (and one former student) gathered along the Bike Path on Tuesday, March 15 to check out the signs they created. As it turns out, the original signs were taken down du…

GICIA’s solution to Bike Path safety: Kind, courteous behavior

March 18, 2022
SUBMITTED BY GICIA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MISTY NICHOLS It is March and the island is busy. Spring break has begun, families are visiting the island, the weather is beautiful, and the last thing on m…

It’s time for the annual Boca Grande Spring Fair

March 18, 2022
SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE WOMAN’S CLUB UPDATE: Attention, all would-be bike parade entrants! If you are planning to participate in the Boca Grande Woman’s Club Bike Parade on Saturday, March 2…

Get ready to groove at the Green Gala

March 18, 2022
BY SHEILA EVANS Get out your bell-bottoms, start practicing your peace signs, and get your groove on. Woodstock is coming to Boca Grande. The iconic rock festival provides the theme for the 24th…

Lance and Susan Brind Morrow to speak at Fust Library

March 17, 2022
BY JANE GENIESSE Dare we call them learned? Why not? They are wordsmiths, absorbed with history, literature and languages. They have traveled far and written eloquently of what they saw. Now Lanc…