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Barrier Island Parks Society launches new website

The Barrier Island Parks Society, is excited to announce the formal launch of their new website wwBIPS.org. The contemporary website was built with BIPS’ audience in mind, explains Executive Director, Sharon McKenzie. “BIPS’ goal was to create a user-friendly website for people to quickly and easily access information about the organization, their museums and programs, […]

The Venice Symphony: Open for business!

The Venice Symphony is excited to announce that it is open for business. It was one year ago, September 2020 when The Venice Symphony made a most difficult announcement. After 47 years of sharing the power, inspiration, and joy of live symphonic music with the community, due to COVID-19, they were postponing the 2020-2021 concert […]

PROFILE: Rick Montgomery

Salmon always return to the same river where they were hatched. It doesn’t matter if you pick them up and move them to a different location, they will eventually come back to their river home. Rick Montgomery is like a salmon. After attending the Ringling College in Sarasota, Rick was hired by the Walt Disney […]

OBITUARY: Heather Gardner

Heather Gardner, born to Tom and Beverly Gardner on November 16, 1998, passed away on September 21, 2021. Heather was a graduate of Riverdale High School and pursued her Associates Degree in Healthcare Management at Florida Southwestern. She was a lifelong resident of the Buckingham community, and an active volunteer in the community with Lee […]

Dollars for Mammograms: Feel for lumps; save your bumps

The Englewood Community Care Clinic wants to spread the word, “Feel for lumps. Save your bumps.” October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual educational campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer. The Englewood Free Clinic, Dollar for Mammograms and RAVE (Radiology Associates of Venice and Englewood) are working together to raise […]

Haunting hours have changed for this Halloween

Listen up, all you Halloween ghosts and goblins, because this year’s Boca Grande Halloween festivities will be just a little bit different than in the past. This year the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with Lee County Parks & Recreation for Halloween, which means the annual trick-or-treating event with island businesses […]

To DEET or not to DEET … that is the question

Developed by the U.S. Army in 1946, DEET is a synthetic chemical that provides one to six hours of total protection against mosquitoes. DEET has been used by hundreds of millions of people with an estimated 30 percent of the U.S. population among those each year. For over 50 years, DEET has been the undisputed […]

Historical Society announces new director, officers

Submitted by the Boca Grande History Center The Boca Grande Historical Society is making changes to its staff and officers. As of October 1, the Society welcomes Crystal Diff as its new executive director. Kim Kyle, who has served the organization for 19 years, will become administrative director working with Crystal on all aspects of […]

How did Cape Haze become … Cape Haze?

Island travelers come and go to Boca Grande daily and they all must cross over GIBA’s faithful swing bridge. But did you know that once you cross the bridge on your way off of Gasparilla Island you are actually on a land mass that is a “cape”? This particular cape is located on the map […]

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