SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – Submission Note: The COVID-19 situation remains fluid. This article reflects information known at t...

Keep those masks handy: It’s not over yet
BY LAUREN HANA MD, BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – Submission Note: The COVID-19 situation remains fluid. This article reflects information known at...

GIBA bridge pass online access now features access to toll accounts
BY KATHY BANSON-VERRICO – The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority (GIBA) is pleased to announce its newest customer service feature – online acce...

‘Then and Now’ photo tour to be held on Monday, Jan. 18
STAFF REPORT – The Boca Grande Historical Society will present a pop-up archival presentation called “Then and Now” on Monday, Jan. 18. It will ...

Health Clinic Foundation to host Healthnetwork webinar
STAFF REPORT – More than 325 Boca Grande families carry a Healthnetwork Card with a phone number they can call to connect themselves and their f...

Connie Mack presentation to be given by ‘Friends’
STAFF REPORT – On Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 4:30 p.m. Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center will host a livestream event, “Connie Mack, former...

Mote Marine’s ‘Coffee with a Scientist’ begins again in 2021
STAFF REPORT – Have a little science with your morning coffee on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 10 a.m. during a virtual event with Mote Marine Laboratory....

Historic Preservation Board elects officers, discusses Johnson roof at monthly meeting
BY SUSAN HANAFEE – Jerry Edgerton was elected to his second term as chair of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board Wednesday at the board’...

Two new artists join old favorites for upcoming ‘Guys Art Show’
BY SUSAN HANAFEE – Two artists new to Boca Grande will be joining favorites Johan Bjurman and John Mitchell Sr. as the men put on their masks an...

A Taste of Paris in Boca Grande: Exploring the delicacy that is Pommes Anna
Braden Perkins was born in New Orleans Louisiana and grew up in Boston. Braden worked for four years with celebrity chef Tom Douglas in Seattle. In 20...