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Bloomberg lists Boca Grande in top 10 highest gross income list

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Boca Grande has reached a new milestone recently, and it is quite impressive: The village has been named No.9 in a list of the top 20 zip codes by average adjusted gross income on the Bloomberg 2019 “Ultimate Zip Codes” list. Sandwiched between Los Angeles at No.8 and Kenilworth, Ill. at […]

Bead for Life: entrepreneurship, education, empowerment

■ BY BOOTS TOLSDORF Rosette is 19 years old and was living with her husband and one-year-old son in a mud house in a swampy area that flooded every time it rained. At first, her husband forbade her to attend Street Business School. She persisted and was able to begin her tiny vegetable stand with […]

Obituary: J Pepper Frazier

J  Pepper Frazier, an island resident of many years, passed away on March 6, 2019. He was born to George and Marion (“Mimsi”) Frazier on July 5, 1945 in New York City. He was so sick when he was born that he underwent an emergency christening, from which he emerged as “Sean.” His father hated […]

Profile: Tom Wilcox

■ BY SUE ERWIN Tom Wilcox has been promoting growth and high performance in nonprofit organizations for 50 years, 42 of them as a CEO. Although he’s still doing some consulting for a few organizations, he spends much of his time sailing, playing tennis at Boca Bay Pass Club and swinging his clubs at Lemon Bay […]

A new name, a new beginning for BGCCC

■ BY MARGUERITE TREMELIN The Boca Grande Child Care Center opened a new chapter in its three-decade history Monday when it announced a new name and a new chapter in early education for island kids.  With an energetic logo featuring tropical colors and lively fish, The Boca Grande Preschool wants everyone to know it is […]

What we know about our island iguanas …

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE While we have been dealing with an iguana eradication program for many, many years, at Tuesday’s meeting it became apparent that either people haven’t been reading about the situation or just recently moved here. Because of this, and at the iguana panel’s request, we will attempt to break the pertinent information […]

Lee County iguana panel now has four, possibly five members

At the first Lee County MSTU “iguana” board meeting in several years on Tuesday, March 5, the board approved a new budget and had an extensive discussion regarding ongoing lizard control methods.While Kay Wagner has been on the board for years, three new board members joined her – Skip Branin, Sally Kling and Joan Hall. […]

Have you hugged a Methodist today? Now is the time, pancake breakfasts are back

■ BY SUE ERWIN It’s that time of year again to enjoy fluffy pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausages, grits and fellowship at the Boca Grande Lighthouse United Methodist Church. The laborious efforts to create those delectable breakfasts begin the night before with several volunteers. Chef and greeter Dan O’Connell goes to the church on Wednesday evenings […]