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Members of the Boca Grande Camera Club celebrated the end of season. From left to right, back row: Tom Kimer, Jim Hill, Susie Clarke, Annie Vorel, Carmela McNiff, Larry McNiff, Arlene Stevens, Cynthia Ethington. Front row: Louisa Vestner, Brenda Story, Walter Fitzgerald, Kathy Hawkin, Barb Kimer, Jane Ringer. […]
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Lindsay Chervinsky of Mount Vernon came to speak on Monday, April 13 on John Adams and the presidency. Her talk for the Friends of Boca Grande encompassed President Adams and “the political scaffolding of our institutions.” She is the executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library. […]
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BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR Here in Boca Grande fishing for tarpon takes center stage in April. For the next few months, the big silver monsters roll into town like they own it. What’s fun about it is simple, you only need to catch one to call it a success. This is where I can quickly […]
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The first Lee County-sponsored Boca Grande Parking Committee meeting will be held Wednesday, April 22 at the Boca Grande Community Center. The meeting was rescheduled from March. There will be a formal election of the Parking Committee officers, public comment with three minutes per speaker, education on the parking ordinance and discussion of the administrative […]
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United States Sen. Dave Harold McCormick spoke to the Boca Grande Men’s Club on Tuesday, April 7. From left, Brit Hume, Sen. McCormick, Jeff Kendall and Steve Jansen. McCormick has served since 2025. Photo by Dusty
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Friends of Boca Grande Community Center is pleased to host author Troy Senik for a lecture and discussion on his biography of President Grover Cleveland, “A Man of Iron,” on Wednesday, April 15, at 4:30 p.m. at the Community Center. Senik reclaims the legacy of Cleveland, best known as the president who served two nonconsecutive […]
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The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board approved two projects at its Wednesday, April 8 meeting, including a garage for the Sharp house La Hacienda, and a 1930s cottage on Tarpon Avenue. Present were board members Jerry Edgerton, Barbara Wickwire, Peggy Stanley, Bill Caldwell III, Dennis Maloomian and Paul Eddy. The main project to be reviewed […]
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Kids Needs of Englewood has found a new home in the Tiffany Square Shopping Center on SR 766 and San Casa Drive in Englewood. The Rev. Daphne Johnson of Lighthouse United Methodist Church blessed the new space and Peter and Elsa Soderberg presented Kids Needs with a $45,000 check. It was a matching grant between […]
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The Community Foundation of Sarasota County will host its 10th annual Giving Challenge from noon April 15 to noon April 16, 2026. The Giving Challenge is a 24-hour online fundraiser supporting nonprofits across Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties. Many local charities are planning efforts to encourage supporters to donate during this period, as donations […]
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Above, High water on Gulf Boulevard and a stuck Dodge minivan. Photo by Jay Iacoma A quick rainstorm on Tuesday, April 7 dumped rain and flooded streets on Gasparilla Island. Across the coast, Sarasota Airport recorded 1.43 inches, and on the island a local citizen’s rain gauge reported about 1.5 inches, with 2.45 inches reported at […]