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Community prayer time set for noon on Wednesday, April 9
March 27, 2025
Island churches want to invite our entire community to join together in a time of prayer. We are asking that everyone stop wherever they are on Wednesday, April 9, at noon and pray for peace and uni…
Preschool plans for April opening
March 27, 2025
The Boca Grande Preschool, which closed after the fall hurricanes, is making progress toward a reopening in April. It is currently at a temporary location at 2560 Placida Road.
In preparation, th…
ROYAL PALM APPRECIATION
March 27, 2025
Thank you for a successful season
BY PETER POWELL, PRESIDENT ROYAL PALM PLAYERS
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Royal Palm Players I would like to express our deepest appreciation…
Causeway diver flag for osprey nest
March 27, 2025
Proclaiming the new country of Ospreyland perhaps? Christina Rockey caught this osprey that found a dive flag, and took it up to his nest on the Causeway.
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Live Poets at Fust Library
March 27, 2025
The Live Poets’ Society of Boca Grande, in collaboration with the Johann Fust Library Foundation, invites you to Poetry in the Garden 2025. This biennial poetry reading will be held in the library c…
Win in court for restored Everglades
March 27, 2025
In a decisive victory for Everglades restoration, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit unanimously ruled against a sugar industry lawsuit seeking to undermine the Everglades Agricultural A…
Easter Egg Hunt set for April 19
March 27, 2025
The Boca Grande Egg Hunt will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 19, at Wheeler Road Community Park, 305 Wheeler Road, Boca Grande. This free event is sponsored by Lee County Parks & Recreation…
Community Center cleanup progress
March 27, 2025
Above, the west side of the Boca Grande Community Center this Wednesday, just before concrete footings were to be poured in their recovery from fall hurricanes. Right, more of the interior; new…
Our Lady still needs renovations; progress on historic church
March 27, 2025
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church is making progress in restoring their chapel following the hurricanes that devastated Boca Grande last fall. Fr. Anthony Hewitt, Pastor of Our Lady of Mercy, is ple…
Damaged Amory Chapel must be reviewed by board
March 27, 2025
During the 2024 fall hurricanes, the island’s historic Amory Memorial Chapel was severely damaged. Repairs have not started, though the building was remediated by the state. At the March Boca Grande…