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BGHPB meeting includes NHR and sidewalk amendment discussions

Three Special Certificates of Appropriateness were heard at the monthly Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, held at the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium.  However, it was two announcements regarding the proposed sidewalk amendment and the National Register of Historic Places nomination that took center stage in the conversation. Board […]

Record-breaking bridge crossings discussed at GIBA meeting

The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Quarterly Board meeting was held on Wednesday Nov. 3, in the offices of the Authority. Members of the authority were updated on the traffic and revenue figures for the 12 months of the 2021 fiscal year. Toll Revenue was up by comparison with last year by 11 percent in discount […]

In honor of Veteran’s Day, an in-depth glimpse at new PBS documentary titled ‘A State at War: Florida During WWII’ (Part I)

It was September 1941 and Leading Aircraftsman R A G Cleave, a British student pilot training at the Lodwick School of Aeronautics in Lakeland, Fla. was getting ready to take flight. Little did he know that this was the day he would become a prisoner of war. As Cleave took off in his Stearman biplane, […]

RPP’s ‘Inherit the Wind’ is a star-studded tempest

You will be seeing stars and lots of them too, when you see Royal Palm Player’s “Inherit the Wind,” a knockout courtroom battle reenactment based on the famous Scopes “Monkey” Trial in this outdoor, staged reading. In order to deal with the challenges brought on by COVID, the play was moved to the Boca Grande […]

Toys for Tots is set up and ready for your donation

Englewood Bank & Trust once again is a proud participant in the Marine Corps Reserve’s annual Toys for Tots campaign. Residents are invited to bring unwrapped toys to any branch during business hours through Dec. 2. Volunteers will distribute toys to less fortunate children throughout the area.Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday […]

New Physician to Join Boca Grande Health Clinic

By the Boca Grande Health Clinic CEO The Boca Grande Health Clinic is pleased to announce that Bret Kueber, M.D. will join the Clinic early next year as a full-time physician alongside Raymond A. James, D.O. and Thomas J. Ervin, M.D. “I am very excited to welcome Dr. Kueber to the Clinic,” said Mark Driscoll, […]

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OBITUARY: Wendell Howell

Wendell (Wendy) K. Howell, 96, of Amery, Wis. and Tavares, Fla., died peacefully on November 3, 2021, at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in Minneapolis. Wendell was born March 15, 1925, in Boca Grande to Violet (Grandy) Howell and Samuel Howell.  He was predeceased by his wife Jean Carol (Carson) Howell and children Wendell Howell, Jr., […]