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…
On Saturday, Charlotte Commissioner Joe Tiseo came to Cape Haze to talk to residents about issues and see the newly renovated Cape Haze Community Center. It was the unofficial re-re-opening of that…
Last weekend, even on Sunday, Lee County was out and about on the island putting up new parking signs. Yes, on Sunday. We’re scratching our heads as to when we last saw a government officer out on a…
Last week, America’s coastal cities were obsessed with general high water up and down almost every waterfront. This time it was an October supermoon that, combined with companion storms and winds fa…
