Strawberry Festival 2015: The big event is upon us
This Saturday, March 7, the grounds of the Boca Grande Community Center and the Crowninshield Community House will be abuzz … not with bees but with patrons full of goodwill, a generous nature a…
Time to enter your dog in the show today!
Make sure to pick up your applications for the Boca Grande Dog Show, scheduled for Saturday, March 29 at 10 a.m. on the grounds of the Boca Grande Community Center.
Shown on one of the posters …
Unprecedented! RPP announces fourth show
For the first time in Royal Palm Players’ 25-year history, an extra matinee has been added to the musical next weekend. Performances on March 12 – 15 now include a matinee and an evening show on S…
Erin and Oli are back! Stop by next week for a trunk show at The Inn
BY MARCY SHORTUSE
Erin Kaleel, an island resident who now lives primarily in Asheville, N.C., will be back on-island next week for a trunk show at The Gasparilla Inn & Club with her eco-fr…
Profile: Susan Schultz
BY JACK SHORT
Susan Schultz has settled nicely into the Florida lifestyle. An entertaining aficionada, sultan of shopping, regent of rentals, and barrister of backyard barbecues, she knows how …
Boca Grande travels to Cuba: Trial by fire
BY JACK SHORT
The following is an ongoing recollection of a recent mission trip to Cuba made by the Boca Grande United Methodist Church. This is part two.
The six missionaries on the trip le…
BG Charities to donate $10,000 to fund STEM program
BY JACK SHORT
Lemon Bay Conservancy and Boca Grande Charities, Inc, recently announced a joint effort to help some local middle and high school students prepare for biological research and fiel…
BIPS formally undertakes Range Light restoration
BY JACK SHORT
The Barrier Island Parks Society has formally undertaken the Range Light restoration, though the preparatory process goes back several years.
At their meeting on Wednesday,…
Islanders discuss possibility of new restaurant coming to town
BY JACK SHORT
Representatives of 111 Damfiwill, LLC., presented plans to the public on Tuesday, March 10, to renovate the shop at 360 Park Ave. and build a restaurant next door, at 354 Park Av…