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Holy Week services schedule
April 19, 2019
Good Friday, ecumenical
Stations of the Cross, Sunrise Service:
Stations of the Cross begins at noon, meet at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church on Park Avenue and join parishioners from all four is…
Obituary (pending): Bud Konheim
April 19, 2019
Boca Grande resident and fashion industry mogul Bud Konheim died on Saturday, April 13, 2019 from injuries he sustained in a bicycle accident in Connecticut. He was 84. Konheim was the chief execut…
Profile: Lindsey Allen
April 19, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Lindsey Allen and his wife Ellen discovered Boca Grande about 14 years ago. After a successful career and raising two sons in Chicago, they decided that they wanted to spend the wint…
Iguana Committee members give some insight into what’s happening
April 19, 2019
To the Editor: As members of the “Iguana Committee,” we thought it might be helpful to share what we have learned at the recent meeting and in a subsequent communication with the county representat…
Spring is a great time to change your landscaping habits
April 19, 2019
To the Editor: Jays for Justice … for nature preservatists and lovers. While we all think of our beautiful island this springtime, let’s be thankful for our nature’s bounty of lovely birdsong, wh…
A message from Tori’s other half …
April 19, 2019
All Y’all, I want to thank all of you who are helping me through the biggest loss of my life. I actually thought that I was the only person in the world who could love Tori so much. l’d like to con…
Reader questions decisions made by Health Clinic administration
April 19, 2019
To the Editor: I write in support of Dr. Lewis Hamilton’s letter of April 12th re the programs at the Clinic annex. So many of us long-time residents of Boca Grande are in our seventies, eighties a…
Fatal accident on Gasparilla Road leaves Boca Grande resident dead
April 12, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT A 90-year-old Boca Grande man has passed away after being involved in a pedestrian vs. vehicle accident that occurred on Tuesday, April 9 at approximately 7 a.m. Eliot Clark was walk…
BGHS announces change in board members
April 12, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Marty McFadden is the new president of the Boca Grande Historical Society. Board members of the Boca Grande Historical Society elected new officers, as well as discussed other busine…
Historic Preservation Board meeting dwells on sliding doors and ‘what if’ scenarios
April 12, 2019
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE A rather long and well-attended meeting of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday, April 10 yielded some interesting conversation regarding rumors and speculat…