Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community History, Featured News, News.
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will consider two cases at its meeting on July 8. The first case concerns 1000 10th Street. It is a request to change the house’s status from contributing to noncontributing in the Boca Grande Historic District. The board will consider whether to direct Lee County staff to schedule a […]
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BY SUSAN HANAFEE Amazon has been on my “list” lately for failing to be good stewards of my older books. There have been broken links. Old covers have resurfaced; new covers disappeared. An order I placed for a book for a friend has gone unfulfilled for almost two months. Sorry for ranting, but I wanted […]
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FIVE YEARS AGO Work had begun on the expansion project at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church with the home next door razed and the lot cleaned. TEN YEARS AGO The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority and Lee County began an interlocal agreement to give Department of Transportation vehicles access over the bridge allowing them to […]
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Bob Leland, devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend, entrepreneur, and lifelong supporter of the University of Michigan, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He was 92. Born in Detroit, Mr. Leland spent his childhood in Birmingham, Michigan. He attended Barbour Hall Catholic boarding school in Kalamazoo run by […]
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The founding fathers of America are frequently counted merely as the privileged and the victors. In the common (mis)understanding of American history, they were simply the nation’s wealthiest elite – men who had the most to lose if the revolution failed, but who ultimately cruised through to glory. But the reality was far different. A […]
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BY JAMES J BLALA, BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTERAs the United States celebrates 250 years of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, what is the best way to commemorate this unique event in a meaningful way? Many will celebrate by participating in or observing parades, firework displays, concerts, dramas, movies, attending lectures and reading books. […]
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Releasing an album, after publishing a book of poetry, is hardly the next step for most logistics and medical supply entrepreneurs. But David Parker Allen decided to give a new blues and country album a try. He this week finished the album entitled “Broke” after two years of work. These days, with self-publishing, Allen is […]
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At the Boca Grande Fire Department, there were 57 requests for assistance during the month of May. So far this year, the department has responded to 306 calls, up from 299 at this time in 2025. Regarding next year’s potential budget, Chief C.W. Blosser said at the June monthly meeting that they will likely be […]
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During an almost four-hour meeting, a majority of the Boca Grande Parking Committee voted 8-4 to allow for a seasonal relaxation of parking restrictions in three-hour parking areas downtown. But because of the way the committee is structured, that recommendation will not go forward to Lee County. Present at the meeting were Chairman Hugh Sullivan […]
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Early Friday morning, just after midnight on June 12, a group fishing on the Causeway threatened bridge tenders when they were told to leave. The emergency call that came in at 12:26 a.m. said that “Subjects on the bridge fishing and when they were asked to leave, they threatened.” The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority confirmed […]