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Make Boca Grande quiet again … redux

To the Editor: Thanks for all the verbal support received concerning leafblower noise and health hazards. Remember … if daily and weekly leafblowing were done every other day and week, noise and pollution would be reduced by 50 percent immediately! Speaking of pollution, here are some “fun” facts: All four-stroke engines fire ALL of their […]

Find a new wealth of Boca Grande history in Archival Research Center

■ STAFF REPORT New at the Boca Grande Historical Society is an Archival Research Center where individuals and organizations will be able in the near future to access the many materials the Society archives. These include maps, VHS tapes and DVDs, artifacts, subject files, oral histories, History Bytes presentations, newspapers, photos, letters, architectural drawings and […]

*BOOM* over Boca Grande

■ A beautiful array of fireworks lit the Fourth of July night sky here on the island, over both the Gulf of Mexico and the Boca Grande Bayou. Gasparilla Island was seriously hopping for the entire weekend, as a matter of fact. Photo by Skip Perry

Boca Grande parking lot expansion project completed in time for holiday weekend

Provided by Lee County The Fifth Street parking lot expansion project, a Lee County-owned site in Boca Grande, is now complete and open to the public in time for Memorial Day Weekend. The project, funded by Lee County Tourist Development Taxes, includes a new ADA-accessible boardwalk that provides beach access from the lot. Additionally, the […]

Arizona State University swimmers reunite in Boca Grande

■ BY SUE ERWIN Ten female athletes who were members of the Arizona State University swim team reunited recently at the Sharp House in Boca Grande. They had not seen each other in nearly 40 years, but once they were together again, it seemed like a day hadn’t passed. The ladies swam together at ASU […]

4-Digit Telephone Book arrives for Boca Grande

Strap yourself in, take your nitroglycerin pills if you got ‘em, and inhale slowly … the 4-digit books are here! If you are an island resident, you are entitled to one free phone book. Additional copies are available to residents and nonresidents alike for $5 each. Instead of trucking up the rickety Boca Beacon stairs, […]