Profiles
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Affectionate family biography of television’s Robert Dale Martin
May 22, 2025
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from a family biography of actor and producer Robert Burns Nachtmann, professionally known as Robert Dale Martin, the noted casting director of CBS during…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Gail Coleman Davis
May 15, 2025
First tarpon of the season
Gasparilla Island native Gail Coleman Davis earned the accolade of the first tarpon of this year’s tournament season at last weekend’s Ladies Day.
Gail was raised on…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Janet Gregg
May 8, 2025
The art of daily living with designer, artist
Designer Janet Gregg has always had a bit of a creative streak. Growing up in Virginia Beach, she made her own clothes on her sewing machine, mainly…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Sok Nam Park
May 2, 2025
From Korea to a Boca Grande garden
An interesting life is rarely a carefree life. It is in overcoming obstacles that much of the fulfilling and exciting twists and turns of life take place. Sok N…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: New mystery ‘Coram House’ just out
April 24, 2025
Bailey Seybolt
Author Bailey Seybolt was in Boca Grande with her kids just this past February on vacation; now she is in New York for the release of her debut novel with Simon and Schuster, “Cora…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: A joint meeting of Lee and Charlotte County Commissioners
April 17, 2025
Boca Grande residents and officials came out to attend and speak at a joint meeting of Charlotte and Lee counties held in Punta Gorda. “I think this is something we need to do more often,” said Char…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Ford Coupe in Boca Grande North
April 10, 2025
Dr. Chris Russo
You may have noticed a sleek black moonshine-era car cruising around Boca Grande over the last few months. That car, and its owner, Dr. Christopher Russo, live at Boca Grande Nort…
Volley from grass of Wimbledon to Florida
April 3, 2025
Hank Irvine
There’s tennis royalty living just off the Gasparilla Causeway in Cape Haze. He would laugh at that description of himself, but then he laughs easily. Hank Irvine has been playing ten…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Afternoon at the Pink Pony with Spring Breakers
March 27, 2025
During the weeks of spring break, families must be strategic about when they decide to come downtown for an ice cream cone. Often, at 4 p.m. the line can be out the door.
Many of these famili…
Spotlight: Sons in the Shadow, a new book by
March 20, 2025
Roy H. Park Jr.
In his new book, Boca Grande resident Roy H. Park Jr. has chronicled the ups and downs of being the son of a television and media baron. The book, “Sons in the Shadow” is subtitle…