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FIVE YEARS AGO Scarpa’s Coastal added outdoor seating. Clyde Nabers retired for the second time. The first retirement was from Nabers Chevron as the owner and the second time as the Lee County Mosquito Control Officer. TEN YEARS AGO Testing of the new swing bridge left drivers stuck for about 90 minutes when the bridge […]
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This weekend is a two-fer evening of tradition on island. Saturday night is the Christmas Walk, and Sunday is the Woman’s Club Christmas Tree Lighting. As always, see Ballyhoo for details. This year, the humble Christmas tree in the midst of the railroad median across from Hudson’s is ready for the Sunday night lighting ceremony, […]
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BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE We had quite the Thanksgiving week out on the water! The first half of the week felt like summer with temperatures in the 80s and light winds and warm waters. Lots of snook, jacks, ladyfish, bluefish and some really nice sharks were caught. Believe it or not lots of tarpon were […]
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Lee County has provided the following release on the distribution of parking passes, which begins today. The new Boca Grande Parking Ordinance No. 25-16 establishes designated parking zones, defines permit types, sets time limits and outlines enforcement procedures. Residential and business districts throughout Boca Grande are now divided into zones and vehicles must display valid […]
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Grammy-winning banjo player, Alison Brown played with the Alison Brown Quintet this past Friday at the Crowninshield Community House. This event is the first concert in the Rhythm & Boots series sponsored by Friends of Boca Grande. […]
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Above, art by Martin Figlinski. Photos submitted The Englewood Invitational Fall Art Festival is slated for Thanksgiving weekend, Saturday and Sunday, November 29-30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. While previously held at Englewood Elks Lodge, the art show has moved to Pioneer Plaza park, 325 W. Dearborn St. Fifty award-winning, high-quality artists and craftspeople […]
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Russ Burden, renowned wildlife photographer, will give a presentation on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 10 a.m. for the Boca Grande Camera Club. The club meets at Crowninshield Community House, 240 Banyan Street, as well as via zoom. Russ is an award-winning professional photographer and instructor with vast experience, whose works have been honored and displayed […]
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The Boca Grande Historical Society will feature several books as part of its Let’s Talk About Florida series. They include: Totch: A Life in the Everglades,” By Loren G. Brown, Dec. 9 Totch Brown’s memoirs of vanished days in the Ten Thousand Islands and the Everglades – the last real frontier in Florida, and even […]
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In “A Town Without Pity,” historian Jason Vuic returns to two devastating events that rocked the rural Florida town of Arcadia in the late 20th century: the 1967 wrongful conviction of James Richardson, and the 1987 exile of the Ray family, whose three young sons contracted HIV from tainted blood treatment. Each story, tragic on […]
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Author Libby Buck will speak about her debut novel, “Port Anna,” on Thursday, Dec. 11 at the Johann Fust Library. The novel, published by Simon & Schuster in July 2025, is set in coastal Maine. The book is her love story to Maine and was inspired by the many summers she has spent there. The […]