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Revamped Boca Grande Chamber Board touts trio of centennials
January 21, 2013 Three Boca Grande businesses will celebrate centennial anniversaries in 2013: The Gasparilla Inn & Club, Palmetto Inn and the Railroad Depot. more »»
Boca Grande volunteers should check this site
January 21, 2013 To the Editor: “The time is always right to do what is right,” said Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, Jan. more »»
GIBA now accepts rejected Miami firm's bid
January 17, 2013 After failing to gain a decisive vote to award the low bidder the Swing Bridge project at their first special board meeting five weeks ago, Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Commissioners Gay Darsi... more »»
Taste of Boca Grande sets talented 17-restaurant field
January 17, 2013 Chef Mike Leopold of Crow’s Nest Marina Restaurant of Venice will be on the spot this year as the lone newcomer to the 11th annual “Taste of Boca Grand. more »»
Fresh Produce sets ninth anniversary party
January 16, 2013 Fresh Produce Boca Grande is throwing a ninth anniversary party from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23. more »»
Adams Bridge closed two nights for inspection
January 16, 2013 The Tom Adams drawbridge connecting Englewood with Manasota Key will be closed for inspection during the evenings of Thursday, Jan. 17, and Friday, Jan. 18. more »»
Vintage Florida postcard talk comes to Boca Grande
January 16, 2013 The Boca Grande Historical Society presents author, speaker and entrepreneur Elizabeth Huntoon Coursen for a free lecture on vintage Florida at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. more »»
Laura Bush visit stirs Boca Grande fervor
January 16, 2013 The crowd of more than 300 gathered ostensibly to applaud the opening of the “Mini Mote” in Boca Grande Jan. 9 was actually more stirred by the visit and speech of former First Lady Laura Bus. more »»
Serial burglaries ransack Sanibel Island
January 15, 2013 A string of unsolved burglaries prompted Sanibel Island law enforcement officials to increase the reward for information to $25,000. more »»
GIBA reverses vote; grants Swing Bridge bid to GLF
January 15, 2013 The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Board voted 4-1 today at the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium to accept the low bid of $17,874,503 submitted by GLF Construction of Miami to build the... more »»
Charlotte County appraiser reminds of April 1 deadline
January 14, 2013 The Charlotte County Property Appraiser reminds business and rental property owners the deadline for filing 2013 tangible personal property tax returns is April 1. more »»
Boca Grande listings comprise healthy inventory
January 14, 2013 Nine new Boca Grande listings were posted by the Multiple Listing Service in the first week of 2013. The top price was at 1880 18th St., which listed for $1.88 million. more »»
World-caliber experts to discuss ‘Food Inc.’ on Boca Grande
January 14, 2013 The Friends of Boca Grande Community Center has assembled an expert panel to discuss the challenge of “Sustaining a Hungry World” at 3 p.m. Friday in the Community Center Auditorium. more »»
BG Health Clinic offers caregivers support
January 14, 2013 A Caregivers’ Support Group is coming to the Boca Grande Health Clinic Annex, 280 Park Ave., with an introductory meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17. more »»
Single-lane South Bridge to take Jan. 22 traffic
January 14, 2013 After Gasparilla Island endures a month of single-lane traffic starting Jan. 22 it will be looking at less than four weeks before the new South Bridge opens fully sometime in March. more »»
Englewood-Cape Haze Chamber bash set Feb. 15
January 11, 2013 The Englewood-Cape Haze Area Chamber of Commerce annual installation of officers and business recognition and awards party will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. more »»
Boca Grande student GCCF scholarship deadline is March 6
January 11, 2013 The Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s 2013-14 scholarship application is now available online at GulfCoastCF.org. The deadline for submitting a completed scholarship application is 4 p.m. March 6. more »»
Mote connection plugs into Boca Grande braintrust
January 11, 2013 The Gasparilla Island community celebrated a special scientific connection Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house at Mote Marine Laboratory’s new Boca Grande Office at 480 East... more »»
Major Boca tarpon report promises optimistic news
January 10, 2013 To the Editor: The public is invited to a special presentation of the Juvenile Tarpon Restoration and Preservation Project at Wildflower Preserve at 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. more »»
FDEP job cuts create ‘mess’ of eco-protection
January 10, 2013 To the editor: It is time to write your Florida legislative representatives to correct a mess. Republican state Sen. more »» |
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