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Sue Attanasio (left) and Christy Harper, of Park Avenue Wine & Spirits, are showing off their new Temptation merchandise along with Papa’s Pilar rum. Park Ave. Wine & Spirits/The Temptation Liquor Store is open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News, Police & Fire.
In 2024, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office installed two automated license plate readers, or ALPRs, at the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority. The trackers are on the swing bridge in both directions. Technically, they are not Flock-branded cameras, but Motorola Vigilant model LPRs, as the logo is visible. On Aug. 31, Will Watts, chief operating officer […]
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A new initiative at the Boca Grande Preschool will help children build their home libraries. They are looking for a guest reader each month to read a story related to the curriculum theme. If anyone is interested, contact Kelli at kelli@bocagrandepreschool.org. On Aug. 26 they had their first guest reader of the program year. […]
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BY JAMES J. BLAHABOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Pictured Above, Joe Spadaro. BGHS Archives “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” – Henry Ford Gasparilla Island and the community of Boca Grande have been described as a place where residents work together in an atmosphere of cooperation, concern for neighbors […]
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Above, the group on Sept. 7. Photos submitted The Bocilla Islands Conservancy is expanding its conservation work along island shorelines, with two living shoreline restoration projects completed in recent weeks and more opportunities for coastal stewardship ahead. The effort began on August 21, with a large-scale restoration […]
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A local taking a morning walk on the beach last week ended up with a legal crevalle jack that she took home and cooked for dinner that night. “While on my Boca Grande beach walk at 7 a.m. on Thursday [Sept. 3], I stopped to watch the beautiful sunrise,” Melissa Loughlin said. A school of […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, Community History, News, Real Estate.
Above, rendering for the new house on 10th Street that would replace the current house, which was delisted as historic due to hurricane damage this week. Preservation Board documents A damaged Spanish style house on 10th Street will be replaced after a Wednesday meeting of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board. The meeting included Chairman […]
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The sale of 370 Park Ave. closed on Aug. 28. The Lee County Clerk reported that as of Aug. 28, the Miami-based Project Fishery LLC had purchased the property from Purple Cow 82 LLC of Winnetka, Illinois. The amount listed under deed consideration was $2.3 million, according to a warranty deed filed by the clerk […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Breaking News, Education, News.
Progress continues on the construction of the new Boca Grande Preschool building at 311 Palm Avenue. The property was donated by the Pete and Ginny Nicholas family and is zoned as commercial, located behind the former 3rd Street Bistro. The property transfer was executed on Aug. 20, 2025, according to Lee County Appraiser records. The […]
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Corinna “Coco” Roosevelt Reeve Waud died peacefully on August 10, 2026, surrounded by her family. She was 83. To the many who loved her, she was unmistakable – a woman of extraordinary energy, presence, grace, style, and strong opinion. Our beloved Coco was born on July 23,1943, to Lawrence Lowell Reeve and Eleanor Swift Reeve […]