Potter and Sexton take top honors in GIFT Tournament, $3,000 raised for webcams
■ Capt. Eddie Potter (with redfish) and Justin Sexton were the big winners at the 2015 GIFT Tournament. BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Th…
Author of Reagan bio to speak at Community Center
Edmund Morris, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author, will be speaking at the Boca Grande Community Center about his book entitled, “Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan,” at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, De…
Lit Forum to feature Hammond and Proust’s ‘Swann’s Way’
The Literature Forum inaugurated its 2015-2016 season on November 12 with an excellent presentation of Eudora Welty’s novella, “The Ponder Heart.” The discussion was ably led by David Jenki…
Love to sing? Want to jam with others? Join the Glee group
Every Wednesday at 10 a.m., the Multi-Purpose Room at the Boca Grande Community Center is filled with the sound of harmony. It’s the sound of Grande Glee. It’s the sound of Boca Grande’s happiest s…
Profile: Jon Burdette
■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Islander and local business owner Jon Burdette started visiting Boca Grande in 1985 when his grandparents were introduced to the island by Stewart Turley. By the early 1990s, his f…
Getting ready to cross the new bridge soon
■ BY SUSAN ERWIN The traffic shift to the new bridge is planned for December and will be done in phases, according to GIBA Executive Director Kathy Banson-Verrico, and machinery testing is currentl…
Annual Christmas Walk Saturday
The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce will host the 2015 Christmas Walk in downtown Boca Grande on Saturday, Nov. 28 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Taste of Boca Grande tickets available Dec. 1
Want to be one of the first to have your 14th Annual Taste of Boca Grande tickets? The event will be held on Monday, Feb. 1 at the Boca Bay Pass Club. The event starts at 6 p.m. Enjoy fabulous food…
GICIA asks everyone to consider the importance of Mercabo purchase
■ BY MISTY NICHOLS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GICIA The GICIA has set its sights on Mercabo (the 30-acre parcel at the entrance to the Boca Grande Causeway). With the threat of development looming …