Written by Scott Cotherman on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
There is something uniquely satisfying about the ritual of it. You arrive at the first tee, the bag is already waiting, a caddie standing quietly alongside it. Before a word is spoken about yardages or wind direction, a small but meaningful transaction has taken place. You have chosen to walk. And you have chosen not […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
The Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed. Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948. Indian lawyer, anticolonial nationalist, and leader of the independence movement. Recent actions by the White House, corporate heads, pesticide companies and state and local environmental agencies have left one to wonder who is watching the health of the […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Entertainment, News.
The iconic Joe Iconis and the marvelous Lauren Marcus are partners in art and life. Iconis wrote the hit score for Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical Be More Chill, the show where Marcus made her Broadway debut playing Brooke Lohst. A celebrated writer and composer, Iconis is recognized as a leading voice in the world of contemporary musical theater, with works […]
Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
We endured a cold winter this year, but it’s warming up very fast. The white pelicans have headed north; water temps are already into the 70s inside. The Gulf is right at 70 degrees. The southeast winds are pushing migratory baitfish up our coast, and the mackerel run is soon to come. Many of us […]
Written by Arlene Hall on . Posted in Community, News.
Citizens provided impassioned comments about the Boca Grande parking ordinance during the public input portion of the Regular Meeting of the Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, March 10. With a resolution to schedule a meeting with the Lee County Board on the agenda (item E.1.) on the consent agenda, Capt. Marian Schneider […]
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Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Featured News, News.
Above, Sir John Scarlett with his wife, Gwenda, after the talk at the Boca Grande Community Center. Photo by Garland Sir John Scarlett ran Britain’s MI6. On Friday, he came to the Boca Grande Community Center to talk about Russia, Ukraine, Donald Trump and the war with Iran. The former spymaster […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Events.
aPasquale Grasso & Frank Vignola performed at the Crowinshield Community House Monday. Photo by Cheryl
Written by Angela McPhillips on . Posted in Profiles.
From ice rinks to island stage Long before she found herself backstage at Boca Grande’s Royal Palm Players, Lisa Naum first discovered her love of performing on the ice. Growing up in Auburn, Maine, she was a child who simply liked to go fast. Bike riding was one of her favorite childhood activities because it […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would have only four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man. A quote often attributed to Albert Einstein Einstein (or whomever may have said it) may have jumped the gun when […]