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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day West of Galway

March 17, 2017
BY SUE ERWIN – Keep your St. Patrick’s Day mood going all throughout the weekend and come listen to the West of Galway perform Irish music on Sunday, March 19 at 5 p.m. Bring your golf carts, chair…

‘The Magic of Movies’ will hit the bike path next week

March 17, 2017
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The Bike Path Parade and Spring Fair are only one week away – Saturday, March 25. “The Magic of Movies” is this year’s theme, and Boca Grande will be transformed into a mini-Hol…

Good Samaritans save the day when pontoon boat sinks in Pass

March 17, 2017
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Spring break has sprung as far as Boca Grande firefighters are concerned, as this past week’s roster of events included several boat-in-distress calls and one brush fire in Boca…

Mix it up with the Chamber this Thursday

March 17, 2017
The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to their March mixer, which will be held on Thursday, March 23 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Paradise Cove Properties office, 471 Park Aven…

Yearning to see Cayo Costa? Take a chance on this trip

March 17, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT Enjoy a guided boat cruise & nature walk at beautiful Cayo Costa State Park on March 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The naturalist led 1-1/2 hour boat ride (each way) will travel down …

Grab some food, race some crabs, enjoy the tradition!

March 17, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT Come to historic Placida Fishing Village for the traditional celebration of seafood – the Seafood Festival – on Saturday and Sunday, March 18 and 19. This year marks the 30th year fo…

Profile: Sharon Payne

March 17, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN Delaware native Sharon Payne never heard of Boca Grande before 2011, and if it wasn’t for her husband, John, acting on an impulse she might have never found it. Sharon is currently a…

Beach access parking clarified by parking committee member

March 17, 2017
To the Editor, I would like to clarify some of the issues mentioned in the article last week, “Beach access parking to be cleaned up; new signage proposed,” because the article has raised some conc…

Guys and Dolls!

March 10, 2017
A fine cast of performers from the Royal Palm Players will leave their audiences with tapping toes and smiles on their faces as they take to the stage to perform “Guys and Dolls” this week, March 8…

Stop by the Crowninshield for spaghetti on Sunday

March 10, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT It’s time to gather the fam and head out to the Crowninshield Community House on Sunday, March 12 for one of the island’s fabulous spaghetti dinners. For just $10 you can get all the…