Donations in New Year
Boca Bargains will be reopening on Saturday, Dec. 13 from 9 a.m. to noon in its previous location at the corner of Park and Banyan Streets. The shop will be open on Wednesda…
BY MARTA HOWELL, FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE
What a whirlwind this last year has been! Last year at this time my office was in a shipping container in the parking lot of the Crowninshield Community Ho…
Captain Derek Kemerer has completed the process that awards the professional designation of Fire Officer. The Commission on Professional Credentialing met on Dec. 4, 2025, to confer the designation…
The Englewood Fire Department invites the community to its Firehouse Pancake Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Station 71, 599 S. Indiana Ave. Everyone is invited…
Some holiday schedules for Lee County:
Solid Waste
Collections of garbage, recycling and yard waste will continue as normal on Wednesday, Dec. 24. There will be no collections on Thursday, Dec…
A November theft of a trolling motor from Boca Grande North Condominium Slip #3 was reported last Friday, Dec. 5.
At 3:30 a.m. on Nov. 24, a Minnkota Terrova trolling motor was stolen from a boat…
BY THE BOCA GRANDE WOMAN’S CLUB
The Scholarship Committee of the Boca Grande Woman’s Club will be accepting applications from November 1, 2025, to February 1, 2026. Students who are awarded the…
A joint meeting regarding Boca Grande parking between Charlotte and Lee counties will be open to the public, but it will not have a public comment period.
The meeting format came up during county…
Proceeds from the 30th annual Gasparilla Island Fly Fishing Tournament, or G.I.F.T., were presented to the Boca Grande Historical Society on Tuesday, Nov. 25. Pictured here, a $5,000 donation to the…
BY THE GASPARILLA ISLAND CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association proudly marked the 40th anniversary of its Bike Path with a small…
