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Live Poets to present ‘Poetry in the Garden’ featuring Richard Blanco
March 28, 2021
SUBMITTED BY JOHANN FUST LIBRARY FOUNDATION – On April 1 at 4 p.m., the Live Poets of Boca Grande will present “Poetry in the Garden,” an online poetry reading.
This year “Poetry in the Garden” is…
Boca Beacon up for 16 awards in the Florida Better Weekly Newspaper competition
March 28, 2021
STAFF REPORT – The nominations are in for the 2020 Florida Press Association “Better Weekly Newspaper” contest, and the Boca Beacon is sitting on 16 nominations in various categories.
The Beacon re…
Island firefighters find missing kayaker
March 28, 2021
STAFF REPORT – This past weekend Boca Grande firefighters came to the rescue of a woman in a kayak who was in distress in local waters.
On Sunday, March 21 at approximately 8:30 p.m. the Boca Grand…
Getting back to normal: It’s not just COVID any more
March 28, 2021
BY DR THOMAS ERVIN, BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – It was brought to my attention that March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, not to be confused with National Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer,…
‘Art After Dark’ at J.McLaughlin a very unusual idea, and a great success
March 27, 2021
BY T MICHELE WALKER – If you happened to be walking down Park Avenue in Boca Grande Thursday evening, March 18, you would have been magnetically drawn to the sounds of Otis Redding’s “Sitting at th…
Nine-county comparative report exposes troubling trends for water quality in Southwest Florida
March 27, 2021
SUBMITTED BY THE CALUSA WATERKEEPERS – Since 1993, March 22 has been known as World Water Day, and Calusa Waterkeeper is taking this opportunity to release a Report chronicling troubling trends in …
Staging an outdoor production vs. COVID and Mother Nature
March 27, 2021
BY ELAINE SKYPALA – Once upon a time in February 2020 the world was fairly normal. Ann Fletcher, President of Royal Palm Players, looked at the well planned, excellent assortment of plays and shows…
PROFILE: Carol Elwood
March 27, 2021
BY T MICHELE WALKER – Here’s a little tip for you. If you’re at a gathering or party and would like to be entertained, sit next to an actor. They have an endless array of performance theater tales …
2021 Bike Path safety initiative, new path rule instituted by the GICIA
March 21, 2021
SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA – The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association is kicking off its 50th year working to preserve island life, by announcing the 2021 Bike Path Safety Initiat…
The Boca Grande Health Clinic explains a little about a commonly asked question: What does fully vaccinated mean?
March 21, 2021
BY MARK DRISCOLL, CEO OF THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued interim public health recommendations for fully vaccinated people in no…