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Join the Friends of Boca Grande on Wednesday, November 12, at 4:30 p.m. for the opening lecture of the Friends 2025/26 series featuring Michael Burlingame, the foremost American expert on Abraham Lincoln. A distinguished scholar, Burlingame served at Connecticut College from 1968 to 2001 and currently holds the Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln […]
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Big Mouth Chili The Boca Grande Chamber is hosting the Big Mouth Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 4th St. and Bayou Ave. Mouth-watering chili recipes, music and fellowship.BocaGrandeChamber.com Firehouse 5k The Boca Grande Fire Department is holding a 5k run on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 8 a.m. […]
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When former Boca Grande Historical Society President Pam Heilman came in and first saw the new space for the Boca Grande History Center, and its new Footprints from the Past Exhibition, she said Tuesday that she “walked in quietly and I cried.” It had been Heilman’s hope to have a proper space for the Historical […]
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BY THE BOCA GRANDEGARDEN CLUB On Wednesday Nov. 5, Michele Hilbert, of Hilbert Honey Company, Traverse City, Mich., spoke to the Boca Grande Garden Club. Michele is married to Keith Hilbert, whose family is the fifth generation of Hilbert’s to work the honey farm. Hilbert’s was founded in 1887 by George James Hilbert. A farmer, […]
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As the U.S. government shutdown enters its second month and freezes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Reverend Alexander Scotland’s Discipleship Driven Ministries in Port Charlotte has become a crucial lifeline for struggling families. Beginning Nov. 1, SNAP benefits were halted. Many low-income families rely on these funds to afford food, and as such, these […]
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The new space for the Boca Grande Historical Society and History Center will open to the public on Wednesday, Nov. 12. This new, interactive History Center exhibit will bring Boca Grande’s rich story to life. The exhibit is called “Footprints from the Past,” and will be at the new History Center offices at the Crowninshield […]
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Next Wednesday, the Charlotte County Commission will again take up the issue of Boca Grande parking. The Nov. 12 meeting has an agenda item relating to Boca Grande parking which reads, “Consider adopting a Resolution initiating Florida Statute Chapter 164 Conflict Resolution Procedures relating to parking on Boca Grande.” Chapter 164 is a state-mandated process […]
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The Green Flash Band is set to launch its 2025-2026 season with a dynamic live performance at Miller’s Dockside Marina in Boca Grande on Saturday, Nov. 15. Miller’s is located at 220 Harbor Drive. Admission is free. The band will take the stage from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., delivering an electrifying evening of music. […]
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David John Williams of East Haddam, Conn., and Boca Grande, Fla., passed away on November 2, 2025, after a courageous battle with metastasized melanoma. David was born on July 4, 1942, in Danville, Ill., to parents Harry and Winifred Williams. The family, which also included elder siblings Susan Byron, Sarah Goellner, Caroline Loysen, William Williams […]
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Ceremony to be held at 5th Street When residents and visitors gather on Veterans Day at the corner of Gilchrist Avenue and 5th Street, they will do so at a site that has quietly commemorated military service for more than 70 years. The Boca Grande Veterans Memorial, first established in the early 1950s, continues to […]