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Spring fun is washing ashore at Gasparilla Island! Join the Barrier Island Parks Society for its beloved annual tradition — the Great Seashell Hunt — on Wednesday, April 16, at 11 a.m. at the Gasparilla Island Lighthouse. Inspired by the resourcefulness of the lighthouse keepers who once called the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse home, this […]
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Lee and Charlotte Counties will hold a joint meeting in Punta Gorda on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, to discuss a wide range of issues, including coordination efforts in Boca Grande. The meeting is open to the public, and interested citizens are invited to attend and provide input. The 2 p.m. meeting will be between the […]
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FIVE YEARS AGO Mercabo Cove was moving along with the concrete reef balls which were being delivered and ready for installation. TEN YEARS AGO Island resident Daly Walker and a few of his close friends took the “big” trip to Texas. Walker outbid all competitors at the Hank Wright Live and Silent Auction. FIFTEEN YEARS […]
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Cappy Powell, pictured with her husband Peter, was surprised with a Boca Grande Lighthouse cake by her sister in Georgia at a family dinner. She said that she refused to cut it it was so beautiful. Photo by Anne Paul Josey
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Join the Friends of Boca Grande on Wednesday, April 16 at 4:30 p.m. for a fascinating talk by Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association, on “Designing Camelot: The White House Restoration and its Legacy.” Ambassador Caroline Kennedy said of Stewart, “I’m sorry my mother didn’t get a chance to work with you […]
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GIWA rate change At their April 1, 2025, meeting, the Lee County Board of County Commissioners adopted a resolution to approve Gasparilla Island Water Association’s new rate structure. On January 21, 2025, GIWA’s membership voted to implement a new rate structure with a 3.5 percent increase on April 1, 2025, followed by 7 percent on […]
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At the Boca Grande Historic Preservation board meeting Tuesday, Friends of Boca Grande presented a slight change to their renovation plans for the Boca Grande Community Center. They wish to add an arched entranceway to the left front of the building; the entryway will echo the existing features and arches at The Island School and […]
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The most solemn week of the Christian year is next week, known as Holy Week. It is really not a full week, but the number of special services and remembrances make five days seem much longer and perhaps are more impactful for the intensity of those five days. Specific times and places can be found […]
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Above, a ducky from this week’s Boca Grande Preschool Fundraiser. Photo by Dusty. More photos here.
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Close to 100 people were present Thursday, April 10, to celebrate the groundbreaking for the expansion of The Island School. This is the first on-the-ground manifestation of the Friends of Boca Grande’s Renaissance Campaign, in cooperation with Lee County, updating and modernizing the facilities associated with the Boca Grande Community Center. Marta Howell, CEO of […]