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Kent Russell to speak to Garden Club, plants and shoes in hand
BY CATHERINE BALLMAN – Plantsman and unfettered raconteur Kent Russell will speak to the Boca Grande Garden Club on Wednes…
OBITUARY: Mary Beth Paxton
Mary Beth (Beth) Paxton passed away on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. She is survived by her husband, Edison (Ed) H. Paxton; daugh…
EDITORIAL: Be kind, patient and polite if using the new dog park
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Rumor around the watering hole is that the “new” Boca Grande Dog Park is already open for business, fe…
They call him ‘Dumplin’: Captain reminisces on the original Boca Grande
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – The Naples Sailing and Yacht Club visited the i…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Deadline approaching for GCCF
To the Editor: The application deadline is approaching for Gulf Coa…
Literature Forum to discuss ‘The End of the Affair’ in March
STAFF REPORT – The Literature Forum’s February session featured an animated discussion of Elsa Morante’s “Arturo’s Island”…
PROFILE: Pauline Lord
BY MARY BESS – It’s a problem most of us would like to have but, despite what Mae West says, too much of a good thing is n…
TIS chowder, free concert this Saturday
STAFF REPORT – On Saturday, Feb. 29 dinner and disco are on the agenda on the grounds of the Boca Grande Community Center,…
Rotonda resident describes details of this week’s 250-acre fire
BY KELLI BECTON – Approximately 250 acres of Rotonda Lakes and Rotonda Sands were destroyed by a wildfire on Monday, Feb. …
Coronavirus explained: BGHC doctor explains the latest information
BY LAUREN HANA MD – The novel (new) coronavirus, now called COVID-19, is a respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, Ch…