Tag: Boca Grande

Cayo Costa makes Nat Geo Top 10 list for Southwest Florida

August 19, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

Our sister island, Cayo Costa, has been singled out by National Geographic Travel as one of the best stops around the Fort Myers area to visit. It came in at number three out of 10, to be exact....

Baby sea turtles released, including albino hatchling

August 19, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association released 70 baby sea turtles and one rare albino at the Boca Grande Community Center beachfront on Sunday, Aug 14. Turtle patrol volunteer...

Profile: Bill Pavia

August 19, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande bridge tender and toll worker Bill Pavia led quite an interesting life before deciding to make the move from Massachusetts to Florida four years ago. He grew up in...

What’s popular isn’t always what is important

August 19, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Editorial, News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE I watched a very interesting piece on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver recently regarding the fast-paced demise of print news. It’s essentially the breakdown of what we are...

Visitors from Germany recognize reckless behavior

To the Editor: Having read your editorial, we are wondering about the recklessness of visitors coming to the island in leaving junk and trash at the beach, at the parking places, etc. We are...

There’s nothing like the smell of freshly paved roads

August 12, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN – Lee County’s resurfacing roadway improvement project will include improving some road- ways in Boca Grande starting this fall. Betsy Clayton, Lee County communications...

Inquiries regarding party change, voter registration overwhelm Lee County election offices

August 12, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN – The Aug. 1 deadline for changing parties or registering to vote in this month’s primary prompted nearly 1,600 phone calls to election offices on the final day, and thousands...

School is in session this week at TIS

August 12, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Boca Grande’s Island School students were jubilant to return if the noise level was any indication on Wednesday, Aug. 10. This year 60 children reported for their first...

Obituary: Annie Ewing Knapp Boomer

August 12, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

A lifelong collector, talented artist and feisty competitor, Annie Ewing Knapp Boomer passed away peacefully on July 24, 2016 at her home in Pointe Aux Barques, Mich. Her family helped her...

Obituary: Roberta “Bobbie” Pringle Platt

August 12, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Obituaries

Roberta “Bobbie” Pringle Platt, 55, passed away at Tidewell Hospice House in Port Charlotte on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, after a long battle with cancer.