News
New additions approved at home on Gilchrist Avenue
December 15, 2017
BY SUE ERWIN – The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board unanimously passed a request to construct two separate additions at the residence located at 121 Gilchrist Avenue. The subject property is…
Christmas spirit abounds on island in coming week
December 15, 2017
Christmas performances abound in the upcoming week, including a festival, a performance of Händel’s Messiah and a little bit of The Nutcracker thrown in for good measure. The Friends of the Boca Gr…
A penny for your thoughts on the new Pink Pony souvenirs … take note, this is pressing news
December 15, 2017
Big news from the frontlines of the Pink Pony this week: They have a new penny press with four different Boca Grande designs to choose from, including the Pink Pony’s legendary horse, World’s Best …
Red tide research challenge wraps up on New Year’s Eve
December 15, 2017
BY SUE ERWIN – Last year, when Mote Marine Laboratory announced a campaign to raise funds for red tide research, a donor in Boca Grande pledged to match donations up to $100,000. So far, the organi…
Historical Society receives funding for new archiving system, volunteers needed to digitize items
December 15, 2017
BY SUE ERWIN – Karen Grace is happy to announce that the Boca Grande Historical Society has received two gifts that allowed the organization to purchase a much-needed digital archiving system. The …
Get tickets now for the BGWC fashion show
December 15, 2017
The second semi-annual Boca Grande Woman’s Club Fashion Show and Luncheon will be held at The Gasparilla Inn on February 22, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. The theme will be “Celebrating 70 Years of Greatness …
OBITUARY: Helen Johnson Palmer
December 15, 2017
Helen Johnson Palmer, 94, of Evanston, Ill. Devoted wife for 61 years of the late Robert Wayne Palmer; loving mother of Nancy (Steve Rothman) of Arlington, Mass. and David (Geralyn Emmerich) Palmer…
Get ready for some outdoor music in the park with Sand Dollar Sessions
December 15, 2017
Boca Grande Charities will host its second free outdoor concert on Wednesday, Dec. 27 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center. This year’s Sand Dollar Session, “Laying Down the Music,”…
CHEC to host fundraiser focusing on the importance of native plants
December 15, 2017
Join Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center (CHEC) on January 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. for a fundraising event which includes a lecture by Dr. Craig Huegel on “The Importance of Native Plants” at Cedar P…
PROFILE: Robert Domke
December 15, 2017
BY SUE ERWIN – Robert Domke has been spending summers in Southwest Florida since he was 10 years old. His grandparents lived in Englewood, and when school let out each year, his parents would send …