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Celebrate Lighthouse Day this weekend
April 17, 2015
Stop by the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse, located at the southern tip of the island, and celebrate Florida Lighthouse Day on Saturday, April 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Have some cake and make s…
Local businessman and Garden Club team up to create comfort
April 17, 2015
Diane Johnson and Melanie Sullivan, Co-Chairs of the Boca Grande Garden Club Community Services Committee and committee members Gina McFadden and Priscilla Masselink, spearheaded the drive to inst…
It’s down to the finals: Vote for the One Big Boca Grande Book
April 17, 2015
The nominations are in, and now it’s time for you to vote! The second annual One Big Grande Boca Book Club will be held in January 2016. It will feature a non-fiction book chosen by the community …
Lee County commissioners, Gilchrist interest groups to meet on April 21
April 10, 2015
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It has been confirmed that Lee County Commissioners will review, listen to public input and make a determination regarding parking on Gilchrist Avenue at their meeting on …
Walker takes the Bush trip, Nielsen wins Hume talk, $225,000 raised for Clinic Foundation
April 10, 2015
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Island resident Daly Walker and a few of his close friends will be taking the “big” trip to Texas this year to meet former President George W. Bush, have a little lunch an…
119,000 cars? Yep. It was a record-breaking March at the toll booth
April 10, 2015
BY JACK SHORT – The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority provided numbers last week showing that things have been – well, just about as busy as they ever have.
March saw the most traffic the…
Back Bay action, art, music and more this weekend
April 10, 2015
The Boca Grande Art Alliance invites everyone to come see the works of the Boca Grande Art Alliance members and students in the Member & Student Show that runs Friday, April 10, through Sunday…
Richy gets all the vittles
April 10, 2015
The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that the winner of the 2015 Ultimate Dining Experience was Richy Edwards, our local Key Agency insurance man. Richy won 11 dinners for two at…
Boca Grande firefighters invite you to a round of golf in May
April 10, 2015
The time is now to sign up for the First Annual Boca Grande Firefighters Benevolent Fund Golf Tournament, scheduled for Saturday May 2 at the Rotonda Golf & Country Club.
Tournament proceed…
Civil War Symposium speaker talks historical importance of the blue and the gray
April 10, 2015
BY JACK SHORT – A century and a half, and a day, before you read this sentence, the civil war ended, marked by Grant’s acceptance of Lee’s surrender. Five days after that, Lincoln was assassinated…