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This Saturday, May 24, is the Buzz Me’Up Boca H20 Festival, held in the water off the sandbar between Gasparilla Island and Placida. The music lineup for the sandbar, according to organizer Brian Turner, is Josie Salvitti at 9 a.m.; DJ Dank Williams from 9:15-11:30 a.m.; American Made from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Austin […]
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The last day of the blue food barrels for Boca Grande on island was Monday, May 19. Jane Caple thanks all for their support for the homeless in Englewood through Englewood Helping Hand. During the summer, donors are always welcome to drop food off at their facility at 700 Dearborn Street, Englewood, FL 34223. Call […]
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FIVE YEARS AGO Family Tradition takes first place in the Quarantine Queens Classic, the island’s answer to the Ladies’ Day Tarpon Tournament when Covid gets in the way. TEN YEARS AGO The Island School was busy wrapping up their school year with several activities, including the talent show and the Mother’s Day Tea which was […]
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T he World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament kicked off on Wednesday afternoon, May 14. There were 28 releases on the first day of fishing and 60 fish caught in total. “The wind stirs the pass up, and pushes them out,” said Capt. Christopher Taylor, president of the Boca Grande Fishing Guides Association, as he tried to […]
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BY ARLENE HALL,BGSTA SECRETARY The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association (BGSTA) is back out patrolling the beaches of Gasparilla Island for sea turtle nesting activity, and we didn’t have long to wait for some action. The nesting season began on Thursday, May 1st and not only were the volunteers eager to get the season going, […]
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Ruane chairs Tourism Development Council The Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau and Lee County Parks & Recreation have partnered to give local residents and visitors new ways to kick off summer fun and win great prizes. Parks, Points & Perks is a new program to encourage exploration of area parks, beaches, preserves, recreation centers, […]
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Each year, Paula Barth brings a group to Boca Grande from Miami for tennis. This has been a tradition for the last decade. This year the friendly competition was held at the Boca Bay Pass Club. Above, from left, in white, Nicole Wigelsworth, Lori Siman, Michelle Wolfe, Lindsay Waterhouse, Kelly Chestnut and Shannon Coe. […]
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Almost 500 parking spaces lost to unpermitted gardening At the parking community meeting on Tuesday, May 13, Lee County Commissioner David Mulicka presented several large maps prepared by county staff that broke down public street parking in Boca Grande. The maps, entitled Boca Grande Parking Review, show in detail every street and part of the […]
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There is only one scheduled item relating to Boca Grande in the upcoming Lee County Board of County Commissioners meeting set for May 20 at 9:30 a.m. It is a notice to Petition to Vacate a drainage easement at 245 Waterways Avenue. The petition extinguishes the public interest in a portion of the public drainage […]
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The Port Boca Grande Lighthouse & Museum opened May 5, after, what they generously called, eight months of “stormy setbacks.” The re-opening was a celebration, as Linda Edic, the wife of the late historian Bob Edic, was there to sign copies of her husband’s history, “Fisherfolk of Charlotte Harbor.” The opening came after Lighthouse Day […]