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Coast Guard rescues two St. Pete fishermen after boat sinks northwest of Boca Grande
March 11, 2016
■ STAFF REPORT The Coast Guard rescued two St. Petersburg fishermen after their 37-foot boat sank 52 miles northwest of Boca Grande, Florida, early Monday. At 2:27 a.m., watch standers from Coast G…
I Wonder …
March 11, 2016
To the Editor: The paranoid Boca Grande Society of Social Engineering strikes again, and this time its random target is tour buses. I wonder how much a school bus weighs. I wonder how much the bloo…
PROFILE: Gabrielle Brady
March 11, 2016
■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Gasparilla Inn Club Spa & Fitness Manager Gabrielle Brady started working at the gift shop at the Inn in 2010. Since then, she has held various positions at the club and was pr…
PROFILE: Toni Wolcott
March 4, 2016
BY SUE ERWIN – Island artist Toni Wolcott is originally from West Harftord, Connecticut. She started coming to Boca Grande in the 1970s. “At first, I came down to visit my mother because she lived…
The tale of the too-heavy tour bus brings weight restriction conversation back into spotlight
March 4, 2016
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On Tuesday, March 2 at approximately 10:30 a.m. it was beautiful weather for a walk … but not necessarily for a group of elderly travelers who were making a pilgrimage to an is…
County plans to pave island roads this summer
March 4, 2016
BY SUE ERWIN – A Lee County resurfacing roadway improvement project will include improving roadways in Boca Grande starting this summer. Betsy Clayton, Lee County Communications Director, said Lee…
Health Clinic announces the first annual Helicopter Golf Ball Drop
March 4, 2016
On Thursday, April 7 the Boca Grande Clinic Foundation will add the First Annual Helicopter Golf Ball Drop to the other exciting events surrounding this year’s 24th Hank Wright Golf Tournament.
This Saturday is Strawberry Festival time!
March 4, 2016
BY SUSAN HANAFEE – Not sailing or fishing, but cutting up strawberries, sorting through bargains and books, gathering auction items; it’s the mission of the Boca Grande United Methodist Church as i…
Children’s Art Benefit Auction to feature exhibits through the eyes of a child in the DR
March 4, 2016
The children of La Vega Christian School in the Dominican Republic have once again donated their artwork for this benefit exhibition and silent auction. The exhibit will be held at Smart Studio, M…
History Bytes: The unique history of Boca Bay
March 4, 2016
BY SUE ERWIN – Beverly Grady of the law firm of Roetzel and Andres in Fort Myers gave a presentation on Wednesday morning on “The Unique History Of Boca Bay – from Port to Beautiful Residential Ne…