Tag: Boca Grande Community Center

Guest Essay: Celebrating Community Progress, Masterplan update and community meeting set for Friday, May 17

BY FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE The Master plan to transform the Boca Grande Community Center Campus is being designed to benefit the entire community, offering state-of-the-art facilities, and...

Briefly: Meet your Charlotte officials on April 17 at Community Center

April 11, 2024
Staff Report
Events, News

Islanders are cordially invited to attend next week’s Town Hall at the Community Center. It will be held Wednesday, April 17 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. This will be an opportunity to meet...

Community Center roof repair gets authentic Spanish barrel tiles

When the Boca Grande Community Center gets its new roof this spring, it will have something in common with the c. 951 Sobrado Abbey in Galacia, Spain, and many other historic sites across the...

New New Zealand mallets a hit for Gasparilla Inn’s croquet program

Croquet is a game for the ages, and this current age is seeing a surge of interest. The Croquet Club at The Gasparilla Inn is a major player in the sport, so to speak, and recently upped its game...

Community croquet back each Thursday; league begins this year

Community croquet is back for its second year of play on the “great lawn” at the Boca Grande Community Center. The father and daughter team of Hans and Rebecca Peterson will be leading the...

2023 Saturday Halloween Costume Contest is Back

October 12, 2023
Staff Report
Community

Lee County announced on Wednesday that Boca Grande will have two options for those eager to celebrate the season. The previously announced “Fall Festival” will still be held from 3 to...

Sitting down with Roger Lewis to discuss the new ‘Friends’ season of programming

September 28, 2023
Staff Report
Community

BB: Last year was the first for Roger’s Picks lecture series with Friends of Boca Grande and it seems it is renewed for this year. How do you feel about the picks for the coming year? RL: They...

Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church hold their first official gatherings of the season

November 26, 2021
Staff Report
Community, News

2021 Lee County Parks & Recreation Turkey Hoop Shoot

November 26, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Sports & Outdoors

Photos by Dusty and Cheryl Sponsored by Lee County Parks & Recreation and the Boca Beacon

EDITORIAL: We say goodbye, and thank you, to Jungle Joe

November 26, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Editorial, News

They say that everyone is expendable, when it comes to a job. No matter how well you do it, how long you’ve been there, whether there’s no one else there who even remotely has a clue as to how to...