Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
This Tuesday, retired history teacher and certified tour guide David Bredemus brought a tour bus to Boca Grande. It was not an ordinary bus tour group, interested in drinks, theater or casinos. Instead, the group from All Around Tours was interested in Florida history, all of it. The group was from around the Sarasota area. […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
The coyote is here to stay in Florida. Indeed, we have had coyotes for quite some time. In fact, right now, if you live anywhere in Florida, you will share the landscape with coyotes, or Canis latrans. They are found across the state and have been documented in all 67 counties. They are common in […]
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE It’s starting to feel like spring here in Boca Grande, and the cold weather fishing patterns are starting to move on. The water temperatures have risen quite a bit over the last few weeks and that’s means the snook are on the move. We are catching lots of snook on bait […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
In the English tradition, there is the common. Not common as an adjective, as in ordinary, but the “common” as a noun, as in the places that we all own together, as a public. Many here on Gasparilla Island and Little Gasparilla and in Cape Haze are from New England and are familiar with our […]
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COURTESY LAMAR TOOLE, BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB Flower farms are my passion. With this heartfelt sentence, floral designer and flower farm advocate Kelly Shore greeted members of the Boca Grande Garden Club on March 6 in the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium. Kelly Shore’s entire life has gravitated toward the creative. In 2000, her […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Education, News.
Spring has sprung and Boca Grande is abuzz. With the gorgeous weather, there has also been an increase in people enjoying the GICIA Bike Path. In a cooperative effort to provide a safe and fun experience for all users, the GICIA has once again partnered with the Island School’s Fifth Graders in a project to […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Entertainment, Events.
If you want to be part of Major League Baseball’s Grapefruit League excitement, you only have until March 25 to get to a game. Only eight games are remaining in the two stadiums that are close to Boca Grande. Those are Charlottte Sports Park, on El Jobean Road, in Port Charlotte; and CoolToday Park, at […]
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Boca Grande Woman’s Club 2024 Dog Show Welcome all Boca Grande residents, friends, and island workers to the 2024 Dog Show, “Puttin’ on the Dog”, to be held Saturday, April 6 at 10 a.m. Registration is now open on the Boca Grande Woman’s Club website bgwc.org. $50 is the fee to enter. For $100 you […]
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Spring has been an active season at the Boca Grande Community Center, and that pace will continue through the summer. Events include: Youth fishing tournament – 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 18 Grab your fishing pole and tackle box and come join the family fun at our youth fishing tournament. Tournaments are for boys and […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News.
It was perhaps the briefest of Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meetings. The Wednesday, March 13 meeting included just one item on the agenda, an accessory building for a garden by applicant Peggy Stanley. Stanley serves on the Board but recused herself from the meeting, to be an applicant herself. Members present included Barbary Wickwire, […]