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Lee County commissioner addresses island parking issues, new parking rangers

■ BY COMMISSIONER JOHN MANNING The following was written by John Manning, Lee County Commissioner for District 1. This letter pertains to the changes in beach access parking and county parking that have taken place in the last year. In the many years I have served as your representative on the Lee County Commission, your […]

Taste of Boca – Part III

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Here we are, mere days before the 2019 “Taste of Boca Grande,” and I’ll bet you haven’t bought your tickets yet, have you? Have you even shined your dancing shoes or pegged out another notch in your belt? Now is the time to do these things. Just a reminder about the […]

Annual Tennis Classic continues

■ STAFF REPORT The 10th annual Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic competition began on January 26, and the action continues tonight. Exhibition games and a cocktail party for the players and their families will take place on Friday evening from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Boca Grande Club. Competition will continue through February 2. The […]

ISLAND LEO BEAT: Deputies busy with battery, accidents and burglary investigations

■ STAFF REPORT An Englewood man was arrested this week on island after an altercation on the street led to multiple charges. Gregorio Garcia Jr., 28, of Englewood was charged with burglary to an unoccupied conveyance, second-degree larceny, battery and resisting an officer after fighting with another man at the intersection of Gasparilla Street and Gulf […]

It’s Flower Week for the Garden Club: J Schwanke to speak

■ SUBMITTED BY THE GARDEN CLUB The irrepressible J Schwanke lands in Boca Grande February 6 for two days of flower festivities. Mr. Schwanke, who may be the hardest-working designer in the floral biz, will speak about “Creating a Life in Bloom” on Wednesday at 2 pm at the Boca Grande Community Center. The next […]

Obituary: Jack Horner

John “Jack” Byers Horner of Boca Grande and Richmond, Virginia passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family on January 17, 2019. Jack was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on December 18, 1937. He was the son of Dave and Kitty Horner of Lynchburg. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 58 years, […]