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Clemson Head Football Coach Dabo Swinney addressed the Boca Grande Men’s Club on Wednesday, March 28. He is a longtime resident of the island and had last addressed the club in 2015. From left, Steve Jansen, Dabo Swinney, Bob Battle and Bob Freeman. […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Profiles.
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 […]
Written by Boca Grande Health Clinic on . Posted in Health & Wellness, Opinion.
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 […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: As 25-year B.G. homeowners my wife and I hear mounting questions from residents as they try to understand the reasoning for the many recent impactful decisions made by the boards of our local institutions. While so many of us listen to questions on and disagreements with these decisions, we believe they are […]
Written by Boca Grande Health Clinic on . Posted in Columns, Health & Wellness.
According to the American Cancer Society, the lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer is about one in 23 for men and one in 25 for women. The death rate from colorectal cancer has been dropping in older adults for several decades. Unfortunately, colorectal cancers now rank as the leading cause of cancer death in men […]
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Several local MSBU/TU Advisory Boards are seeking volunteers who must be both a property owner within and reside within the unit. The Boca Grande Street & Drainage Unit is seeking three members, while the Placida Area Street & Drainage Unit, Rotonda Lakes Street & Drainage Unit, and Rotonda Sands Street & Drainage Unit are each […]
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On Wednesday, March 27 at 4:30 p.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center, Linda Fairstein will interview John Wood Sweet about his book “The Sewing Girls Tale: A Story of Crime and Consequences in Revolutionary America.” Linda Fairstein and her husband, Michael Goldberg, have been residents of Boca Grande since 2017. For twenty-six years, Linda […]
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Lee County voted to accept the Resilient Lee Recovery and Resilience Plan for final consideration during the Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, March 19. This plan is the product of the Long-Term Recovery Task Force, which was approved by the board back in December 2022, just months after Hurricane Ian caused widespread destruction. […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Education, News.
The Boca Grande Preschool has completed construction on a new playground that includes a play structure, play yard, storage room expansion, easels and a tall security wall fencing the entire area. The playground was funded during the 2020 Beach Ball fundraiser, and construction began in 2023 after several permitting delays, said Preschool Director Kellene Carpenter. […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Featured News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
Great white Penny first found in Carolina blue waters Penny the Shark seems to be making an early Easter visit off of Gasparilla Island. Tagged at 522 pounds as a juvenile, the Carcharodon carcharias great white shark pinged about 50 miles off the coast. Penny is being tracked by the website Ocearch.org and was tagged […]