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COCONUT CREEK – For 15 years, Boca Grande Hope For Haitians has provided hope and homes in Haiti through Food For The Poor. The Scott family’s campaign continues this year for 25 families in Terre Cassée. The goal is to raise funds to build 25 two-bedroom homes with water and sanitation, and solar-powered light kits in Terre Cassée, […]
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Dinner will soon be served. It is time for The Island School’s annual Chowder Dinner next Friday, Jan. 19, from 6 to 8 p.m., at The Gasparilla Inn Beach Club. The restaurants and eateries participating this year so far include: Boca Bay Pass Club, Boca Grande Club, Eagle Grille/Miller’s Dockside, Ephesus Mediterranean Grill, Farlow’s on […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, Featured News, News, Real Estate.
A frame storefront in Boca Grande, 446 4th Street East, is now officially a contributing building in the historic district. The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board approved the designation. The building is familiar to residents as Bowen Construction and tenant Newlin’s Mainely Gourmet. It is known for its familiar whale sign, and comfortable benches outside. […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, Featured News, News.
The temporary Bayou Bridge is mostly gone, at least temporarily. Wednesday, crews from Kelly Brothers Inc. were dismantling the center of the galvanized steel bridge, which partially sat on 7th Street, just north of the Gasparilla Inn golf course bridge, which is sort of a high humpback with room for one car and one golf […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Breaking News, Featured News, News, Police & Fire.
Lieutenant Mike Sawicki was not looking to change jobs when Capt. Jeff Corkhill told him about an opening for his position in Boca Grande. Mike (he is cool with being called “Mike” without the formality of titles) was happy being the supervisor of the Lee County Sheriff’s office for Captiva Island and a slew of […]
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By JASON WICKMAN There’s nothing Boca Grande resident Jan Myers likes more than having her garage filled with “great deals.” That’s other people’s things that have been donated to the Bargain Room for the annual Strawberry Festival, sponsored by the United Women in Faith. Although the festival is still two months away (Saturday, March 2), […]
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Ann left us on November 28 at Saint-Mary’s Hospital, Montreal following a short illness. One of the pioneering women of her generation, Ann graduated from McGill University with a B.A. and a Bachelors in Library Science. Her popularity was highlighted when she was voted Queen of the Winter Carnival. She went on to work at […]
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The Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce will present the inaugural Art on Park street festival on Saturday, Feb. 24 and Sunday, Feb. 25. The Chamber event will be held this year in collaboration with local arts organizer Carroll Swayze, as well as the Boca Grande Art Center. At the festival, artists from all across the […]
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BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN With the cool weather we had over the holiday’s, targeting snook had to take a back seat to some great pompano, speckled trout and ladyfish fishing in our area. Cloudy, cool days with relatively light winds had the pompano especially aggressive all week. With lots of families fishing with kids of […]
Written by Michelle Starr on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.
I was able to find five sea stars on Christmas eve morning that had attached themselves to the trestles so that they could snack on the crustaceans. One of the smaller ones even had its stomach extended out, ready to eat. Sea stars don’t have an internal digestive system or a real mouth. Instead, their stomach extends from the underside of the central disk. The stomach then envelops the food and digests it outside of the body.