Written by Arlene Hall on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.
At last week’s “Coffee with a Scientist” event at the Boca Grande Community Center, Dr. Michael Crosby, president and CEO of Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, shared with the audience the history of the laboratory which started in the Cape Haze area and how it has expanded its services and research over its 70-year history. […]
Written by Arlene Hall on . Posted in Breaking News, Community, News.
Packed commission At the Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners Land Use meeting on Wednesday, March 25, commissioners voted 3-2 to deny a petition for a Cape Haze apartment complex that would impact wetlands. During the Land Use meeting, nearly two hours was spent on the public hearing for adoption of the ordinance to amend […]
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Columns, Community History.
Above, The Charlotte Harbor & Northern Railway used a bloody pirate as their main brochure for the island in its early days. Boca Grande Historical Society Archives BY JIM BLAHA, BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY In an earlier article on the sale and development of Boca Grande, I focused on the early promotional efforts of land […]
Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
March leads us into our spring season. We did enjoy some spring-like weather last month, but each one should be weaker now. Spring has officially arrived, and I’m excited about all the fishing options available to us now. To me, the biggest news was that some tarpon showed up before the last big blow. They […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Events, News, Sports & Outdoors.
On Wednesday, March 4, Eileen Tongson, owner of FarmGal Flowers, an urban flower farm and design studio in Orlando, was a speaker at the Boca Grande Garden Club. Eileen is a graduate of the University of Florida IFAS Master Gardener Program and has studied floral design at Floret Flower Farm and the Flower School of […]
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The Charlotte County Book & Arts Festival will unite authors, artists, performers and families for a full day celebrating creativity in all its forms. The festival will take place on April 18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. inside the Port Charlotte Town Center mall. This free, family-friendly event will feature a dynamic blend of […]
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Written by Angela McPhillips on . Posted in Education, Profiles.
Engineer at the Boca Grande Preschool Above, Jeff and Betty Swift. Photo submitted Jeff Swift laughs when asked about retirement. “Retirement isn’t doing nothing,” he said. “Retirement is doing something else.” That philosophy has defined much of Swift’s life, from an engineering career that helped shape technologies used in cars around the world to his […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Opinion.
BY BRENT McCONNELL Don’t forget the sunscreen. Fasten your seatbelt. Don’t talk to strangers. These protective nudges of parenthood are the steady, watchful rhythm we use to keep danger at bay. We map safe routes through childhood, create boundaries and carve out sanctuaries for our children. Within these borders, they are free to run, to […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
The “noise” of our everyday lives is relentless, and it is particularly problematic in recent years. Restaurants not only have multiple TVs, but our houses, and indeed our persons, are so connected and Bluetoothed we dare not walk alone, or travel, without some sort of entertainment or sounds. The culture tells us firmly: Do not […]