Tag: Gasparilla Island

PROFILE: Noël Crosby

BY DEAN LAUX – Noël Crosby grew up in Manchester, N.H., where her dad’s parents owned the Greenfield Carpet Company and her mom’s parents were in the grocery business. So you could say she...

Benjamin Franklin examined in ‘Friends’ History & Heritage talk

British author George Goodwin will be speaking about the exciting life of Benjamin Franklin on Monday, March 27 at 4:30 p.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center. The audience will receive copies of...

We’re down to the wire now … which dog show poster is your favorite?

March 17, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

If you haven’t gotten your dog registered for the Boca Grande Woman’s Club Dog Show on April 1, you only have until March 22 to do so. Applications are available at Fugate’s, Hudson’s Grocery and...

St. Andrew’s outreach team paints fifth HFH house

March 17, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY REGINA ROCKEFELLER – On Friday, March 2, 2017, a team of able bodied volunteers from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Boca Grande and St. James Church in Port Charlotte painted the entire...

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day West of Galway

March 17, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN – Keep your St. Patrick’s Day mood going all throughout the weekend and come listen to the West of Galway perform Irish music on Sunday, March 19 at 5 p.m. Bring your golf...

‘The Magic of Movies’ will hit the bike path next week

March 17, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The Bike Path Parade and Spring Fair are only one week away – Saturday, March 25. “The Magic of Movies” is this year’s theme, and Boca Grande will be transformed into a...

Good Samaritans save the day when pontoon boat sinks in Pass

March 17, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

Spring break has sprung as far as Boca Grande firefighters are concerned, as this past week’s roster of events included several boat-in-distress calls and one brush fire in Boca Bay. On...

Mix it up with the Chamber this Thursday

March 17, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
Editorial, News

The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to their March mixer, which will be held on Thursday, March 23 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Paradise Cove Properties office, 471 Park...

Grab some food, race some crabs, enjoy the tradition!

March 17, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Come to historic Placida Fishing Village for the traditional celebration of seafood – the Seafood Festival – on Saturday and Sunday, March 18 and 19. This year marks the 30th year...

Profile: Sharon Payne

March 17, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Delaware native Sharon Payne never heard of Boca Grande before 2011, and if it wasn’t for her husband, John, acting on an impulse she might have never found it. Sharon is currently a...