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Stop by the book fair next week at Fust
■ STAFF REPORT The Johann Fust Library Foundation will be holding their Spring Book Sale on March 11, 12 and 13. This used b…
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…
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 coffee and pastries at the Mote Marine Laboratory’s Boca Gra…
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…