News
Come celebrate a new beginning for docks at Whidden’s …
February 8, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT The family of Isabelle Joiner and the members of the board of the Gasparilla Island Maritime Musem will hold a special day in honor of a new dock project and the late Isabelle Joiner’s…
Next ‘History Bytes’ event planned for Feb. 13
February 8, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN History Bytes, sponsored by the Boca Grande Historical Society and U.S. Trust, will be held again on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 11 a.m. in the Johann Fust Library Loggia. Hank Hendry is a s…
Frank Newlin talks about what the island was like in the 1950s – 60s
February 8, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande resident Frank Newlin shared some personal stories of what it was like growing up on the island with his grandparents during the 1950s through the 1970s with a large crowd…
Award-winning artist Kathleen Broaderick will be teaching at Boca Grande Art Center
February 8, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Award-winning Santa Rosa Beach artist Kathleen Broaderick will be offering a two-day oil workshop at the Boca Grande Art Center this month. An intensive two-day “Bold & Beautiful O…
RPP sneak preview: ‘Present Laughter’ is a delightful comedy
February 8, 2019
■ BY BOOTS TOLSDORF Once again, Royal Palm Players will perform February’s comedy. This year, it is a cast of 11 sharing great laughs in Noel Coward’s “Present Laughter.” The cast is a familiar compo…
Another walk with Churchill
February 8, 2019
■ BY MARY COOK Prominent British author/historian Andrew Roberts was back in Boca Grande last week on Wednesday, January 30. This time he came because the island wanted to hear about his book Churchi…
CCA Florida releases 10,000 redfish in Southwest Florida waters
February 8, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT On Tuesday, Feb. 5 Coastal Conservation Association Florida, Duke Energy and the FWC began releasing more than 10,000 juvenile and adult redfish in southwest Florida counties beginning…
FWC holding public meetings to gather input on aquatic plant management
February 8, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is holding several public meetings to gather community input about the agency’s aquatic plant herbicide treatment program. T…
Obituary: Sally Dinan
February 8, 2019
Sally Austerberry Dinan, a full-time resident of Boca Grande, died at home on February 1. She fought a fierce year-long battle with esophageal cancer, only to succumb just days before her eightieth b…
Profile: Charles Stark
February 8, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN After serving in the Navy for almost five years and an accomplished 32-year career with IBM, Charles Stark returned to his original passion and earned a master’s degree in history at S…