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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Many thanks from TIS PTO
April 10, 2020
To the Editor:
On February 29 The Island School PTO hosted our 6th annual Chowder Dinner Event in coordination with the Friends of Boca Grande free outdoor concert, Saturday Night Fever! We look back…
New code enforcement complaints come to light, this time in Charlotte County
April 10, 2020
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Code enforcement complaints have found their way into the news again this week, but this time the complaints were lodged against homes on the north end of the island – in Charlott…
A special thank you from BIPS
April 10, 2020
SUBMITTED BY THE BARRIER ISLAND PARKS SOCIETY – Like other organizations on the island, due to COVID-19, Barrier Island Parks Society has sacrificed our ability to continue our mission to inspire, ed…
Hope for Haitians committee moves forward to help Savann Kabrit
April 10, 2020
STAFF REPORT – Weeks after the 11th annual Boca Grande Hope For Haitians reception in Boca Grande, on February 4, a deadly pandemic has emerged. The COVID-19 (coronavirus) has taken root and is sprea…
Making masks to help the community, islanders work together
April 10, 2020
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – With increasing Coronavirus cases in the U.S., officials are recommending mask wearing when in public or at work. Essential workers have boosted safety precautions and it is encou…
PROFILE: Karen Snyder
April 10, 2020
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Stage lights and scripts are familiar to Royal Palm Players’ actress Karen Snyder, who enjoys taking part in the entertainment aspect of Boca Grande.
Before ever wintering on the…
OBITUARY: Frank Marra
April 10, 2020
Born in New York City at the height of the deadly Spanish Influenza on Sept. 24, 1918, Frank Edward Marra succumbed to complications of COVID-19 on April 5, 2020, in White Plains at the age of 101.
T…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Many thanks to the Clinic for helping to keep us safe
April 10, 2020
To the Editor,
There are many reasons to be grateful to be living in Boca Grande during these days of global uncertainty and challenge. The Boca Grande Health Clinic stands out as one of the most imp…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Safer at Home’ means ‘stay at home’ unless travel is essential
April 10, 2020
To the Editor,
On Wednesday, April 1, 2020, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 20-91.
This – “Safer at Home” – Executive Order directs a halt to all non-essential activities in the state…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Can we please leave the P.O. doors open?
April 10, 2020
To the Editor,
During this time, where so many are doing so much, and giving up so much worldwide to slow the spread of the Coronavirus, there’s an easy fix for one of our biggest local hot spots…