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Boca Grande Community Center looking for a special person to fill a special job

April 14, 2022
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The Boca Grande Community Center has a position to fill; and it needs to be filled by just the right person. What they call “Program Specialist” we call “Heart of Boca Grande.” For those of us connected...

Show the island your artistic side at the BGAC

April 8, 2022
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Would you like to become part of the Gasparilla Island’s community of visual artists? The time is now to stop by the Boca Grande Art Center and pick up your application to become an exhibiting member...

IRS 2018 numbers provide insight into top dividend earners in state

April 8, 2022
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An analysis of the counties in Florida where residents earned the most income from investments in 2018 has been completed, and Lee and Sarasota counties came in strong for the state at fifth and sixth...

There’s more to the story: Rediscover the American Revolution

April 8, 2022
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In three years America will be celebrating its 250th-year anniversary. Friends of Boca Grande Community Center has gathered eight renowned historians, including Rick Atkinson and Nathaniel Philbrick,...

OBITUARY: Josh Orlick

April 8, 2022
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Obituaries

Joshua Paul Orlick, 39, took his last cast when he passed away suddenly March 13, 2022. A local chef at The Loose Caboose for many years, as well as at Zekes on Dearborn in Engle- wood, he was passionate...

Lit Forum to discuss ‘Water Dancer’

April 1, 2022
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with guests Ardrey and Hammond The Literature Forum’s March session featured an animated discussion of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Water Dancer,” with popular presenter Charles Clarke providing his usual...

Catastrophes, accidents and calamaties featured in latest BGHS exhibit

On Tuesday, March 29 the Boca Grande Historical Society held another fascinating pop-up “History Under the Stairs” exhibit titled “Accidents, Calamities and Off-the-Wall Events of Boca Grande.” This...

The first dog park party is sure not to be the last

April 1, 2022
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The first-ever “dog party” at the work-in-progress dog park at the end of Wheeler Road was a big hit, according to party coordinator and dog mom Anne Ikenberry. It took place on Friday, March 25...

2022 Southwest Florida Climate Summit to be held April 7 and 8

April 1, 2022
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A free public virtual event to share knowledge, showcase climate action, engage leadership, and mobilize the collaboration needed to build more resilient communities. Southwest Florida: The Coastal...

New study quantifies the economic cost of 2018 red tide

April 1, 2022
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Researchers recently released two new indexes to gauge the severity of red tide events in the Gulf of Mexico. The Bloom Severity Index and the Respiratory Index now offer a standardized and objective...