Next week, Charlotte County will submit an application to the state for help in acquiring two properties in Placida that abut Coral Creek and the Causeway intersection. This discussion is good. We n…
An interesting idea for New Year’s Eve 2026. What if, instead of a ball drop or some other countdown, we de-levitated a Boca Nut from the Boca Beacon at an earlier time, when some other island natio…
One can get a pulse on Florida’s mood each year by looking at Publix’s annual Christmas TV commercial. The ads premiere after Thanksgiving annually during sporting events and live on, now seemingly…
There is a new giant snowman on the second-floor balcony of the Boca Grande train depot; Frosty got lit this week. We need more Christmas, always. And lights are good. More is better. The balcony is…
Christmas is on, even at the Baby Publix, where The Salvation Army is out with a red bucket crew. We thank our friends at Publix for allowing them to ring the bell, and the couples, many retired, wh…
This weekend is a two-fer evening of tradition on island. Saturday night is the Christmas Walk, and Sunday is the Woman’s Club Christmas Tree Lighting. As always, see Ballyhoo for details. This year…
A nice long weekend is ahead. But it is a busy week ahead too, as there are a flurry of new(ish) holidays that follow Thanksgiving.
It is a marker of the cultural energy of the United States that…
This week, Lee County crews were out, removing three of the 21 banyans that line Banyan Street. An assessment:
“They sacrificed themselves to help their others.”
That was the grim opinion of h…
The early November chill came this week. Those arriving here seemed happy about it, as it was colder every place else in America. Florida retailers always like the cold too; it is hard to get custom…
To stand in the new exhibit room at the Crowninshield House, with its completed exhibits, is a wonder – especially considering where the Boca Grande Historical Society was after Hurricane Helene…
