Obituary: Theresa Matos
Theresa Matos of Boca Grande passed away peacefully at her home early Tuesday morning, December 1, 2015. She lost her battle to lung cancer, though she fought to the end. Theresa was surrounded by he…
It’s Boca Bargains time again!
The wait is almost over! Boca Bargains will open for the season on Saturday, Nov. 28 at 9 a.m. The store’s shelves and racks are filled thanks to the community’s generous donations, but there is alwa…
Carroll to hold annual Studio Party, ‘Postcards from the Beach’ featured
Local artist Carroll Swayze will be hosting her 28th annual Studio Party and once-a-year art sale on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 3 to 11 p.m. in north Englewood, 2373 Donovan Road.
Many thanks for a great book sale
To the Editor: The JF Library Foundation just concluded another successful Book Sale, thanks to the outstanding efforts of our Library Foundation volunteers and the many community residents who dona…
Potter and Sexton take top honors in GIFT Tournament, $3,000 raised for webcams
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The first major cold front of the season, complete with heavy winds, didn’t dampen the fishing enthusiasm for the 2015 Gasparilla Island Fly Fishing Tournament. Four redfish were…
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, Dec…
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 Jenkins…
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 sin…
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 fam…