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The Boca Grande Fire Department will host a Mini Fire Cadet Academy on April 17 at BGFD Station for students in grades 3 through 5, ages eight to 11. The three-hour program is designed to provide hands-on, age-appropriate fire safety education, introduce children to basic firefighting concepts and equipment and strengthen community relationships in a […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Entertainment, Events, News, Sports & Outdoors.
The Boca Grande Fishing Guides Association is hosting the first annual Tarpon Season Kick-off Party on Saturday, April 18. The event is from 5 to 7 p.m. at Whidden’s Marina, 190 1st St. East. The dockside evening is open to the public and will feature fried mullet, cold beer and wine and live music. Meet […]
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The International Women’s Fishing Association met this week in Boca Grande for the Boca Grande Funament, held from April 12-15. The tournament is one of many events for the club; Funaments are ways members can visit members in places like Vero Beach, Palm Beach, Boca Grande and Islamorada in Florida, and Idaho, Tennessee and North […]
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On April 15, vehicular traffic along the Boca Grande Causeway at around at 1:40 p.m. was delayed for approximately 40 minutes when the swing bridge barrier gates malfunctioned and would not raise up. The bridge system has manual redundancies in place to allow for opening. Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority maintenance was able to jump into […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Breaking News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
Captains for Clean Water hosted a well-attended 10th anniversary event at Miller’s Dockside last Thursday evening, April 9. Captains, which was founded in 2016 following a catastrophic red tide event, has held several events in Boca Grande in recent years. This year, the event had drinks, hors d’oeuvres, a short film commemorating the group’s milestone […]
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Paul (Chico) Euwer, from Boca Grande and Ligonier, PA, died on March 23, 2026. He graduated from the Lawrenceville School, Princeton and the Wharton School. He worked for a family’s foundation in Pittsburgh. He was Emeritus Board Member of the Shadyside Hospital Foundation; Brothers to Brothers Foundation, the Allegheny Valley School and many more were […]
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BY AMANDA COCHRAN If you’ve tried to get out on the water just about anywhere across Lee County lately, you already know there’s a problem. With over 50,000 registered boaters, from Boca Grande to Bonita Springs, our waterways aren’t just recreational. They are a cornerstone of our economy and a defining part of our Southwest […]
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FIVE YEARS AGO The 5th grade students at The Island School “took a walk on the moon.” Students wore “moon shoes” on the beach to simulate a moon walk as part of their Earth and Space Science unit. TEN YEARS AGO The Boca Grande Health Clinic raised more than $350,000 for their annual fundraiser. FIFTEEN […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
The sporting world was transfixed over the weekend at the Masters. Everyone digs in and watches, especially with the story of Rory McIlroy, the son of an Irish golf club bartender. Everyone has a favorite line. A classic? Rory’s take on his last troubles, before victory was secure, was that he was “up in the […]
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The United Women in Faith held a fashion show and luncheon at Lighthouse United Methodist Church of Boca Grande on Monday. This group of ladies enjoyed their time together. Photo by Matt