IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Paul and Renata Rozmus
If you happen to be in Boca Grande in the daytime on a Monday or Wednesday, you may be intrigued by the playful or plaintive sound of a lone flute wafting on the air currents. It is not your imagi…
PROFILE: Kevin Mills
Kevin Mills is almost an institution in Boca Grande and Gasparilla Island. Nearly everybody knows him.They recognize him by the brown uniform he wears and the big brown truck he drives, but mostly…
SPOTLIGHT: Gary Robinson
Gary Robinson loves making music. Making it for the people of Boca Grande raises it to a whole new level for him. Gary is the drummer for the new rock band known as “The Green Flash, Boca Grande,”…
PROFILE: Dr. Francine Finucan
Being in the family chiropractic business was not the original plan for Francine Finucan (fah-NU-kin). She was supposed to be a college-educated stay-at-home wife and mother. That was her father’s…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Toni Vanover
It is a common myth that librarians are quiet, dull, and living in a world of fiction most of the time. If that is the image you have, Toni Vanover, Boca Grande’s librarian for the last 20 years, …
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Marty McFadden
If Marty McFadden refers to someone as “kind of an odd duck,” you know he really enjoys being around them. He always has his ear tuned to hearing the previously untold story and the inside details…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Todd Simonds
“Being able to write a good paragraph can get you almost anywhere.”
That’s the thinking of Todd Simonds, whose own life is a testament to the truth of that idea. Todd was an English major in co…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Coffee With a Scientist
This week Mote Marine Laboratories wrapped up its 2023 Coffee with a Scientist series of presentations at the Boca Grande Community Center. The series took deep dives, so to speak, into some of th…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Susan Haggarty
Susan Haggarty could be considered the top friend of Boca Grande. She loves the place, the people and the vibe. Her status as #1 Friend, however, is also due to her position as chair of the board …
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Chocolate bunnies and new spring outfits tend to hide the serious foundation for the celebration of Easter. A couple of community-wide events that have become traditions in Boca Grande break open …