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Last day for Boca Bargains to be April 20

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.

■ STAFF REPORT Better get your running shoes on and your armor buffed, for the final day of the Boca Bar-gains season has been announced. The final day, or “Bag Day,” as we call it, will be Wednesday, April 20. Donations will be accepted through Wednesday, April 6. After the 6th, please hold your donations […]

Two accidents in last few days end with citations, injuries and traffic jams

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.

■ STAFF REPORT Two accidents in the last few days have left several island visitors with bumps, bruises and banged-up cars. On Friday, March 18 at approximately 4:50 p.m. the Boca Grande Fire Department and Lee County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of 7th Street and Gasparilla Road. One man […]

OBITUARY: Kay Frances Bell

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News, Obituaries.

On March 18, 2016, after battling leukemia for two years, Kay Frances Bell let go and made the decision to fly with the angels. Her passing was quiet and serene.                She has been a resident of Boca Grande since 1994. Kay was born in Flint, Michigan on October […]

Parking Committee advisory member speaks out

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Letters to the Editor, News.

To the Editor: Thank you for Sue Erwin’s accurate and evenhanded reporting on the Parking Advisory meeting on Wednesday, March 16 – with one important correction. Those of us living on beach access streets from 7th to 19th have in fact formed a neighborhood association, in part to simplify our communications with Lee County.  While […]

PROFILE: Carol Miller

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News, Profiles.

Many locals who have shopped for ladies’ clothing on the island for the past two decades may be familiar with this week’s profile candidate. Seasonal resident Carol Miller first started working in Boca Grande 20 years ago at Miller’s Marina, where she managed the Osprey Boutique for eight years. “We stayed really busy – we […]

FWC announces Boca Grande Pass gear restrictions, boundary shift

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Sports & Outdoors.

Recent changes to the buoys marking the Boca Grande Channel will affect tarpon anglers and others fishing in Boca Grande Pass during the months of April, May, and June. Because of natural shifts in the depth, location, and configuration of shoals bordering the channel, the U.S. Coast Guard recently moved several buoys that marked the […]

A Q&A session regarding the Gasparilla Island Light

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.

  At its board meeting on Monday, March 14, the Barrier Island Parks Society announced its intention to launch an aggressive fund- raising campaign to enable a complete restoration and perpetual maintenance of the island’s Rear Range Light (now officially “Gasparilla Island Light”). Island residents and businesses will be asked for donations to “help keep […]