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Woman’s Club fashion show of 2020 pays homage to Bud and ‘Women of Vision’
February 21, 2020
STAFF REPORT – The third Boca Grande Woman’s Club Fashion Show and Luncheon will be held at The Gasparilla Inn on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 11:30 a.m. with a special boutique following the show. The th…
2020 Economic Summit announced, to be held March 5
February 21, 2020
STAFF REPORT – Come for the economy discussion, and stay for the capital market talk at the 2020 Economic Summit, planned for Thursday, March 5 at 3:30 p.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center audi…
Providing a path for our youth: Young Life takes leadership to new heights
February 21, 2020
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Young Life of Charlotte Harbor is a non-profit Christian organization bringing kids together while sharing a relationship with faith. Since the organization’s start in 1941, the…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Native Plant Day’ at Cedar Point
February 21, 2020
To the Editor: The Mangrove Chapter, Florida Native Plant Society invites you to join us in celebrating our annual “Native Plant Day.” The public is invited to this free half-day educational outrea…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thanks to many, LBC is thriving
February 21, 2020
To the Editor: The Lemon Bay Conservancy wishes to thank the Boca Grande community and our loyal sponsors, Centennial Bank; Rowley Insurance Agency Inc; Brian Corcoran of BRC Group; Gail Cleveland …
OBITUARY: Nicole Ruth Coleman
February 21, 2020
It is said that there are some who bring a light to the world that is so great, it remains even after they are gone. Those words might have been written about Nicole Coleman, because even though sh…
PROFILE: Dr. Bruce Rougraff
February 21, 2020
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Bruce Rougraff is a self-proclaimed beach bum from way back. When he was a child, living in Houston, his family would head to the Galveston Bay beach almost every weekend, and s…
Promenade officially adjusted on Property Appraiser’s map as ‘subdivision’ property, website updated
February 14, 2020
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It’s been a long, hard road to find out exactly what Lee County calls the thin strip of land that borders the sea wall between 1st and 4th Streets, but the Lee County Property A…
You’ve heard of ‘Coffee with a scientist,’ but what about with a captain?
February 14, 2020
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Here’s a riddle for you: What is something that local fishing captains get a whole lot of, other than fish, when they’re out on the water? The answer is, questions. They get que…
History Bytes with Milton Bell: The song of the whistle buoy, and hams that tasted fishy
February 14, 2020
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It was old home week at the last installment of History Bytes at the Johann Fust Community Library on Wednesday, Feb. 12, with Milton Bell as the speaker and John Johnson, Carol…