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EcoWatch: A crow’s eye view of Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday has always represented new life, a sign of rebirth and a time of hope for better days ahead as problems of the world swirl around us. It is more than the fluff of Easter things that hide the true meaning of Easter, buried among the hustle and bustle of the day. One sure […]

Boca Grande Woman’s Club Dog Show April 6

Deadline to register to be in the show is changed to noon on April 1st! Come one, come all to the very posh Dog Show – “Puttin’ on the Dog”! We have almost 300 seats available under the tent to watch the show. No charge! Come for free! Saturday, April 6th at 10 a.m. at […]

Mote’s medical breakthrough from the seas

Establishing a natural drug discovery program  What might have seemed like science fiction a few years ago is real-life science at Mote Marine Laboratory. This week, Dr. Kirstie Tanberg Francis told of her work in searching for new medical breakthroughs from the ocean. Her talk closed out Mote’s 2024 Coffee with a Scientist series at […]

Hertz drives superstar Englewood soccer team 

The West Coast Chaos, the under-12 boys competitive soccer team from Englewood, has won a major Florida tournament for the third consecutive year.  Head coach Mark Hertz, who also coaches the boys soccer team at Lemon Bay High School, said that the Best of the Bay Tournament teams this year have been increasingly competitive. “I […]

Youngquist pulls out of Useppa Island Club purchase deal 

A fall deal to purchase the Useppa Island Club by investor and entrepreneur Sandy Stillwell Youngquist, owner of the Key Lime Bistro in Boca Grande, has fallen through. Stillwell, CEO of the Stilwell Enterprises & Restaurant Group of Ft. Myers, had entered into an agreement to buy the club in late 2023, but the sale […]

Extensions for some at Gasparilla Estates

Losing a good neighbor  Gasparilla Mobile Estates residents, at least the few that still remain, are packing up and leaving the park. They have until Easter Sunday to be out, according to a settlement offer reached in February of this year, though some residents have been allowed to stay on. “It’s like living in the […]

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Energy trader values outdoors, Africa

There’s an interesting phenomenon among Boca Grande residents: they tend to perceive their lives as rather mundane or uneventful. However, engaging them in conversation often reveals fascinating stories, and Doug Tinkler exemplifies this phenomenon. Initially claiming he has little to share, Doug soon delves into recounting the time he found himself alone in a buggy […]

A Clinic Foundation anniversary

As we celebrate the 21st birthday of the Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation, it’s an appropriate time to honor the visionaries who laid the groundwork for a healthier community and to recognize the generosity that has kept this vision thriving. Twenty-one years ago, faced with the task of ensuring the financial sustainability of the Boca […]