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Brief: Doro Bush Koch at St. Andrew’s on Jan. 18

January 4, 2024
Doro Bush Koch will speak on the topic of mindfulness on Thursday, Jan. 18 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church at 4 p.m. Most of us won’t experience what it’s like to have people we love, members …

Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board sets Jan. 10, 2024 meeting

January 4, 2024
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will meet Wed., Jan. 10, at 10 a.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center. There is only one main item on the docket, namely a public hearing to convert 4…

Chowder for The Island School set for Jan. 19 at Beach Club

January 4, 2024
Get ready Boca Grande, it’s Chowder Dinner time again, and this year the event will be held at The Gasparilla Inn Beach Club. The Island School PTO’s annual fundraiser, featuring the best soups…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Pam Heilman, attorney and community volunteer

January 4, 2024
Few people are more enthusiastic, joyful, grateful, or optimistic than Pam Heilman. She is a board member and number one cheerleader for the Boca Grande Historical Society. Pam served as president…

Letters: Thank you to Capt. Jeff Corkhill

January 4, 2024
Editor’s note: Capt. Jeff Corkhill (pictured above at right) will be moving on from Boca Grande as of Monday, and Lt. Jeff Sawicki, who had been at Captiva Island, will be taking his place. Island…

GIWA prepares for election of directors at Jan. 16

January 4, 2024
The annual meeting for the members of Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. During this meeting, the election for three open seats on the Board of Direc…

New air service to region includes Toronto, D.C. flights

January 2, 2024
This winter, there are a number of new flights serving the area from our local Punta Gorda, Fort Myers and Sarasota airports. This week, JetBlue began serving the route from Fort Myers to Worceste…

Boca Grande deaths in 2023

December 29, 2023
Visit our Obituaries Page or obits on Legacy.com for links and biographies. January 2023 Lizora Miller Yonce, Jan. 14 Charlie Edward Campbell, Jan. 15 Jane McKneely Italiano, Jan. 15 …

2023: Boca Grande Year in Review

December 29, 2023
The year 2023 was a year where things got back to normal, mostly, from Hurricane Ian. While there were still many houses and condos that were still incomplete, Gasparilla Island came back to some …

FWC reminds anglers of changes for snook beginning Jan. 1 

December 29, 2023
New regulations for snook in state and adjacent federal waters will go into effect beginning Jan. 1, 2024. These regulation changes will: Establish nine snook management regions. Establi…