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Planting a seed for a brighter tomorrow, thanks to the Hopkins family
■ BY SUE ERWIN Children living in a small community in south Alachua County had only a balance beam and monkey bars at the t…
Have you hugged a Methodist today? Now is the time, pancake breakfasts are back
■ BY SUE ERWIN It’s that time of year again to enjoy fluffy pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausages, grits and fellowship at the…
News flash! A ‘star’ is born … Boca Grande’s Dog Show has a bright new future contestant
■ STAFF REPORT This puppy, “Black Jack,” was born February 10 to the Hoeft family on their grandson Alexander’s 10th birthda…
Do you have your ‘Call of the Islands’ Green Gala tickets yet?
■ STAFF REPORT The Barrier Island Parks Society invites you to join t…
Have a jolt of caffeine with a Mote scientist on March 13
■ STAFF REPORT Joinmote, Mote postdoctoral research fellow, for coffe…
Learn about local archaeological burial mounds next Thursday
■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande History Center is excited to bring Ryan M. Duggins, Ph.D. to speak about a recent archeologic…
‘Mother was Grande Marshal’ … hence the hats — Star Ford Whitney and Mills Ford reflect on 50 years in Boca Grande at History Bytes
■ BY SUE ERWIN Star Ford Whitney and Mills Ford, brother and sister who first came to Boca Grande in 1960 for spring vacati…
Boca Grande Child Care Center Gala considered record-breaking
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The description of the 2019 Boca Grande Child Care Center gala, held on Monday, March 4 was “record-brea…
A testament to Boca Grande distinction at 341 Gilchrist
The home at 341 Gilchrist Avenue is one of those places everyone pictures when they think of old school Boca Grande charm…
Memorial service for J Pepper Frazier
J Pepper Frazier, born July 5,1945, passed away on March 6, 2019. A memorial service is being held on Monday, 11 at 3 p.m. a…