Tag: Boca Grande

Spaghetti dinner this Sunday

February 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Grab your vino, it should be keen-o: Spaghetti Dog is back this Sunday, Feb. 17. Join Nat and other volunteers as they dish up the spaghetti, sides and dessert at the Crowninshield...

Chamber mixer on Thursday

February 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Join the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce for their February Chamber mixer, co-hosted by BCB Homes, Inc. and Miller’s Dockside, on Thursday, Feb. 21 from 5:30 to 7:30...

Mercabo eco-restoration continues, tours offered to the public

February 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ SUBMITTED BY GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) is pleased to announce that the State permits for the Mercabo Cove Project have been issued. This...

The light has been relit!

February 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

Last Saturday evening, February 9, 2019, the Barrier Island Parks Society had a celebration to officially relight the historic Boca Grande Rear Entrance Range Light, now officially designated the...

Appreciation for a new look for Whidden’s, remembering Isabelle

February 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ On Tuesday, Feb. 12 the members of the Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum gathered together to honor those who have contributed to the ongoing dock restoration at Whidden’s Marina, and those who...

First Boca Grande Film Festival a smashing success

February 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The inaugural Boca Grande Film Festival exceeded the expectations of organizers – ensuring that the 2020 event will be an even greater affair. “We felt it was a wonderful success,”...

Island LEO Beat: Deputies respond to vehicle burglary call at state park

February 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Two visitors were the victims of a vehicle burglary this past weekend at the south end of the island. According to Lee County Sheriff’s Office reports, an island deputy was notified...

The 2019 Strawberry Festival: Having fun and helping others

February 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUSAN HANAFEE Pam Hannah’s dining room table has been covered with papers for the last several months, but it doesn’t bother her. As president of the island’s United Methodist Women, Pam...

Two proposed to become one again on Whiskey Row, BGHPB agrees

February 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The meeting was brief but things were accomplished at the monthly gathering of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Three items were shown on the...

Obituary: Joe ‘Baldy’ Rinaldi

February 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Joe “Baldy” Rinaldi – the leader of the tribe, great friend and purveyor of all things pig roastful – has passed away. He touched many, many lives in his travels, from Boca Grande to Maine and...