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The old railroad trestle guardhouse: Who will preserve an island treasure?
February 24, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN Capt. Marian Schneider, an ecotourism pioneer who owned Grande Tours Kayak and Paddleboard Center in Placida for more than two decades, is searching for an organization to take o…
Boca Grande Child Care Center to hold Gala on March 6
February 24, 2017
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – So many great memories have been made at the Boca Grande Child Care Center, it would be hard for graduates to pinpoint just one. From walking around town “holding the rope” to …
Florida Wildlife Corridor team to speak about ‘The Forgotten Coast’
February 24, 2017
BY SUE ERWIN Lindsay Cross, executive director of the Florida Wildlife Corridor, will be speaking at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28 in the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium. Cross will be…
Camera Club to take center stage at Boca Grande Art Center show
February 24, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Camera Club’s Photography As Art show will take place March 9-11 at the Boca Grande Art Center. Members of the BGCC will be displaying photographs of wide- rangi…
Strawberry Festival happening tomorrow
February 24, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT Nearly 70 businesses, individuals, families and local clubs have stepped up to provide items for the Strawberry Festival’s live and silent auctions on Saturday, March 4. “It’s an…
Fusion: A diverse new dining option on the island
February 24, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande diners now have a new restaurant to add to their list of dinner choices. Fusion, a new unique establishment located at 5800 Gasparilla Road at the north end of the is…
Renny Reynolds to discuss English gardens on March 1
February 24, 2017
■ SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB On Wednesday, March 1 the Boca Grande Garden Club will welcome Renny Reynolds to its monthly meeting at the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium at 2 p…
Profile: Tara Clark
February 24, 2017
Tara Clark, sales associate at The Palm on Park, a Lilly Pulitzer signature store, has lived quite an adventurous life during the past decade. Tara, 30, was born in Jackson, New Jersey. Her pa…
Whiffenpoof concert a success, thanks to many
February 24, 2017
To the Editor: The Whiffenpoof Alumni concert to benefit The Island School was a sold-out success. So many people were paramount in making this success happen. Joe Weir at the Community Center…
Spaghetti is this Sunday!
February 17, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT It’s time to break out the breadsticks, slurp some sauce and toss some salad at the Spaghetti Dinner to be held on Sunday, Feb. 18 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Crowninshield Co…