Tag: Boca Grande

A second ‘Lunch with the Legends’ in the works

October 16, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

There’s hope for all of you who didn’t get your tickets in time for the Boca Grande Historical Society “Lunch With the Legends” performance, to be held on November 3 at 11:45 a.m. at The...

Ghosts and legends of Boca Grande: Part II

October 16, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

By Marcy Shortuse This week the tales of a little girl who loved to play, another girl who loves to play tricks and a third girl distraught with grief over a lost love. Welcome to Part II of...

Forum to discuss FPL land purchase set for November

October 16, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

By Marcy Shortuse A community hearing date has been set to discuss a matter very vital to the Boca Grande community: The purchase of the FPL land at the southern tip of the island, possibly...

Please, don’t obstruct the beach walkway

Noy’s (Patrick’s) opening date change

October 9, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Remember last week when we said that Patrick Vollmer’s new “Asian fusion” restaurant called Noy’s Bistro and Lounge on Gasparilla Road at San Domingo Blvd. would open October...

Ghosts and legends of Boca Grande: Part I

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE It isn’t hard to surmise that a place as old as Gasparilla Island has a few tales to tell – and not all of them are paradise-perfect. While we are now known as an elite...

‘He will get by St. Peter without shoes’ … rest in peace, Capt. Buster

October 9, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Capt. Lewis “Buster” Herzog, a true Boca Grande character of the greatest magnitude, has left this earth to fish another realm. If you knew him you only have to close...

Lee County denies 24 vendors at Farmers Market

October 2, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Today, October 2, the sights and sounds of the Boca Grande Farmers Market will return to the Wheeler Road Ballfield from 9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., and it will be a welcome...

Carolann George memorial service set

October 2, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

A visitation for Carolann Marie George (Buquet) has been set for the date of Friday, Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. until the time of the memorial service at 11 a.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in...

Southwest Florida scientists tracking changes in red tide

To the Editor: Mote Marine Laboratory scientists in Southwest Florida and others along Florida’s Gulf Coast are closely monitoring counts of red tide algae, after noting low-level increases...