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Conservation photographer Mac Stone to speak on April 4
March 30, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN Photographer Mac Stone will be returning to Boca Grande to discuss a number of field projects he’s been working on this past year. He will be speaking at the Boca Grande Community Cent…
Freddy Futch memorial April 7
March 30, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT A Celebration of Life for Freddy Futch will be held on Saturday, April 7, 1 p.m., at the Louise du Pont Crowninshield Community House. Light refreshments will be served. Freddy passed…
Fire on the Fishery pier
March 30, 2018
■ On Sunday, March 24 at approximately 4:30 a.m. Boca Grande Fire Department responded to a mutual aid call for fire boat response at the Fishery fishing pier, part of the old railroad trestle, at 13…
Recollecting the Great Seashell Hunt of 2018 with BIPS
March 30, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Barrier Island Parks Society, in partnership with Florida Park Service, hosted the annual Great Seashell Hunt, island style, on Wednesday, March 28. The event was packed with 50 ki…
Mimi Carvalho is now Executive Chef at South Beach
March 30, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN South Beach Executive Chef Mimi Carvalho can’t make her way from the kitchen through the dining area without being stopped for a quick hello and hug from patrons dining in the establis…
SHS to introduce new capital campaign at fundraiser
March 30, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT Stop by the Boca Grande Community Center on Saturday, March 31 from 4 to 6 p.m. for a Suncoast Humane Society “Fundraising Fiesta” to be held on the lawn. Donors can partake of guacamo…
GIWA 2017 water quality report available
March 30, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc.’s 2017 Water Quality Report is now available online at mygiwa.com/2017CCR.pdf. This report is designed to inform our membership about the sour…
Lynne Cheney shares her insights into James Madison
March 30, 2018
■ BY MARY COOK Biographer Dr. Lynne Cheney, wife of former United States Vice President Dick Cheney, sailed up to the stage via the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium aisle Wednesday evening, Ma…
See the Weld/Ellis house during ‘Garden Dialogue’
March 30, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT Dramatically sited on a sand dune, the Weld/Ellis beach house & garden in Boca Grande affords stunning beachfront views of the Gulf of Mexico. The informal winter house of sun-blea…
Boca Grande Garden Club celebrates 20 years of growth
March 30, 2018
■ BY CATHERINE SHANNON BALLMAN Everything is coming up asters for the Boca Grande Garden Club this season. The star-shaped aster is the flower for 20th anniversaries, the very event Boca Grande Garde…