Written by Boca Grande Health Clinic on . Posted in Health & Wellness, News.
Healthcare is personal. It’s built on trust, consistency, and people who care – not just in the exam room, but in every part of the experience. At the Boca Grande Health Clinic, we’re fortunate to have an administrative team that lives those values every day. With National Administrative Professionals’ Day coming up on April 23, […]
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Obituaries.
Joseph (Joe) Swan Junkin, died peacefully from pulmonary fibrosis on March 29, 2025, with his loving family by his side. Born on June 17, 1939, Joe lived a rich and fulfilling life that touched many around him. He was a devoted family man, accomplished executive and passionate adventurer. Joe grew up in New York and […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Opinion.
Church uncertain about planning 2025 season with parking question BY RANDY REID Our community of Boca Grande is resilient, to a point. Our future as an exceptional community is uncertain. The perfect storm of construction at the Community Center, hurricane damage, loss of State Park access and a restrictive parking ordinance puts our best organizations […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community History, Featured News, News.
At the Boca Grande Historic Preservation board meeting Tuesday, Friends of Boca Grande presented a slight change to their renovation plans for the Boca Grande Community Center. They wish to add an arched entranceway to the left front of the building; the entryway will echo the existing features and arches at The Island School and […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
Rather than eliminating every weed and insect from your garden with chemicals or poison, try working with nature instead of fighting it.Learn to love a few pestsin your garden.They feed the beneficial predators, creating harmony and balance in the food chain.The way to grow safe foodis to respect and nurture all parts of your environment […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Profiles, Sports & Outdoors.
Hank Irvine There’s tennis royalty living just off the Gasparilla Causeway in Cape Haze. He would laugh at that description of himself, but then he laughs easily. Hank Irvine has been playing tennis his whole life and has qualified for Wimbledon three times, once getting to the semifinals in mixed doubles play, earning him a […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Entertainment, Events, News.
The Live Poets’ Society of Boca Grande, in collaboration with the Johann Fust Library Foundation, invites you to Poetry in the Garden 2025. This biennial poetry reading will be held in the library courtyard and loggia on Thursday, April 10, at 4 p.m. In keeping with Boca Grande’s long-held love of poetry, you are invited […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
Two times in the last few months, beachcombers in Boca Grande have found evidence of recent beach or water burials, where families have put their relatives at rest at sea, and did not know what to do with the remnants. Just last weekend, resident John Parish found a wooden cremation box on the beach at […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Opinion.
BY PETER SODERBERG Many of those of us deeply engaged with the three churches on Gilchrist Avenue are aghast by our reading of the draft of your parking ordinance to be signed by Commissioner Kevin Ruane that is circulating out here on far-distant Boca Grande. Apparently, we are a remote outpost too far from Fort […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
“If you smile when you see a Butterfly, you have happiness in your soul.” Diana Cooper, poet and author The beautiful Monarch butterfly has been in the news recently, not because of its beauty it provides to our gardens and to our lives, but to report the sad news that the iconic Monarch butterfly is […]