Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Entertainment, News.
Friday, Feb. 6 • Farmer’s Market, Bayou • Boca Grande Art Center, Grande Gals show (through Sunday, Feb. 8) • Boat Show by Ingman Marine, Boca Grande Marina (to Feb. 8) • Johann Fust Library Foundation annual benefit, Library Loggia & Courtyard • Tennis Classic Men’s Doubles Finals, Boca Bay Pass Club, 10 a.m. Saturday, […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Entertainment, Featured News, News.
Among the new Hermitage Artist Retreat programs are a beachside program at the Gasparilla Range Light. The Hermitage announced new programs in February and March, spanning Lee County up through Manatee County and including a return to the Hermitage Beach in Sarasota County. Newly announced events include award-winning poet, writer and author Jessica Care Moore […]
Written by Arlene Hall on . Posted in Featured News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
Although it was again too chilly on Tuesday to have coffee outdoors at the Boca Grande Community Center before the second “Coffee with a Scientist” presentation of the 2026 series, the auditorium was comfortably warm for the dozens of people in attendance to hear Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium Senior Scientist Ryan Schloesser speak. The […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Featured News, News.
Florida Panthers owner Vincent “Vinnie” Viola, a U.S. Army veteran, came Monday, Feb. 2 to speak to the Boca Grande Men’s Club. Viola, a homeowner in Boca Grande, is also the founder and chairman of Virtu Financial. He is co-owner of the St. Elias Stables with co-owner Anthony Bonomo. Those stables produced the 2017 Kentucky Derby […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Breaking News, News, Police & Fire.
The Charlotte County Marine Unit has been around for over 20 years. Matthew McElroy, who last week was appointed fire chief and public safety director for Charlotte County Public Safety has been around since the unit’s inception. In 2002, Chief McElroy began his career with Charlotte County Fire & EMS. He helped develop the Marine […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Breaking News, News, Police & Fire.
Above, a CBP van, with green stripe. Photos by Jarell Iacoma Reports of an immigration investigation in Boca Grande early Wednesday morning, Feb. 4 were confirmed by the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, which assisted federal officials. “I can confirm that there was an immigration investigation of some kind this morning, but I do not have […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community History.
FIVE YEARS AGO The Boca Bay Pass Club announced a $3.5 million renovation project. TEN YEARS AGO The Coast Guard announced that it would be relocating buoys from the Boca Grande Pass to deeper water, allowing for maintenance on the buoys. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO The Boca Grande Health Clinic went high-tech with electronic health records. […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Obituaries.
Frank Steele Koffend, shark tooth collector, feather-wearer, friend gatherer, Poppy extraordinaire, of Appleton, Wisconsin, died on December 6th, 2025 at the age of 92, at home and surrounded by family. Frank was born in Appleton on April 24,1933, to the late Joseph and Mary (Slosson) Koffend into a family of twin sisters, Mary and Jean, […]
Written by Angela McPhillips on . Posted in Profiles.
Setting up for turtle season At sunrise, when Boca Grande’s beaches are still quiet, Denise Juergens is already out there. She walks the same stretch of sand most mornings, scanning for signs that most people would never notice: the wide drag marks of a nesting turtle, the faint zigzag of hatchling tracks or the subtle […]
Written by Scott Cotherman on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
Above, John Dal Santo on site at Coral Creek Club Chasing perfection can be a fool’s errand, especially on the golf course. Yet it doesn’t stop avid golfers, and even beginners, from seeking it through lessons, custom golf club purchases, and golf simulator experiences. Serious players perpetually look for improved accuracy and consistency, often through […]