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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…
An update on Heather Gardner …
March 21, 2021
BY TONYA BRAMLAGE – Our Boca Grande community continues to support Heather Gardner as she fights against cancer. Heather is eagerly awaiting her upcoming bone marrow surgery at Moffitt Hospital in …
RPP creates pandemonium: A COVID cabaret
March 21, 2021
BY ERICA RESS MARTIN – What a strange year it has been. RPP’s big musical “Nunsense” was shut down in the middle of the run last March. Then every RPP production was completely postponed until the …
Free marine pollution educational symposium by top local experts
March 21, 2021
The Barrier Island Parks Society and Mote Marine Laboratory will host a virtual series on Zoom on March 23 and 30 at 4 p.m. This is a free educational symposium and part of BIPS 4 BIPS Forums &…
One of the newest members of the flock … meet Ethan Williams
March 21, 2021
BY SUSAN HANAFEE – Having hundreds of “aunts” and “grandmothers” eager to share in the excitement of your first baby is pretty special, say the Rev. Dr. Matthew and Joy Williams, whose seven-month-…
Spring Break keeps local fire, EMS busy on land and on the water
March 21, 2021
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It’s been a busy week of ambulance calls, alarms and water rescues for the Boca Grande Fire Department, but one of the most admirable rescues that took place didn’t even happen …
Boots Tolsdorf looks back at 20 years of RPP performances
March 21, 2021
BY BOOTS TOLSDORF – With no lines to memorize this year for RPP, (yea!) I have turned to other endeavors, not unlike most of you. One of them was to organize 22 years of Royal Palm Players and me i…