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Register now for the 10th annual Tennis Classic
January 11, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Attention tennis players: Tighten up those racquet strings and get ready – the dates for the 2019 Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic have been set. Sponsored by The Boca Beacon, the tour…
‘Taste’ chefs are getting ready!
January 11, 2019
The menus are being planned, the tent is at the ready, and the “Taste of Boca Grande”committee is finalizing all the details for this year’s big event. Scheduled for Monday, Feb. 4, 6 to 9 p.m. at th…
A questioning crowd quizzes Mote Marine’s Lovko at ‘Coffee with a Scientist’
January 11, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Close to 100 people filled the Mote Marine Boca Grande office on January 9, to hear Dr. Vince Lovko speak on Florida red tide. His presentation, “Florida Red Tide – What’s True and Wha…
I thought it felt chillier for a minute – Boca Grande turned into Pensacola by local phone company
January 11, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT No, CenturyLink, we are not in Pensacola … try 561 miles south of there. It doesn’t seem like something we should have to say, yet here we are. It has come to people’s attention late…
RPP presents ‘Hamilton’ discussion
January 11, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Two national tours of the blockbuster musical “Hamilton” are crisscrossing the country – as well as setting records in separate productions on Broadway, in London and San Francisco – b…
The Johnson home: A family retreat full of laughter and memories
January 11, 2019
■ BY MARY BESS The search for a vacation retreat wasn’t easy for Craig and Kathy Johnson of Houston.
It would have to accommodate seven children and three grandchildren who gather every year on t…
Have a pet that needs a little blessing? Their chance for redemption is coming
January 11, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Has your pet recently confessed its sins? Have you smelled the faint odor of fire and brimstone emanating from its fur? Maybe it’s time to visit the Blessing of the Animals and take in…
Editor of Flower Magazine to speak on January 17
January 11, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT The Planters Garden Club of Boca Grande invites everyone to attend a lively and entertaining talk by Margot Shaw, founder/editor-in-chief of Flower Magazine, on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 10…
Garden Club announced season calendar, new tax status
January 11, 2019
■ SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB The Boca Grande Garden Club has plotted a jam-packed season of presentations, workshops and field trips for 2019. The calendar looks like this: January 11 (…
Explore the tropical architecture of Carl Abbott on January 16
January 11, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT On Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 2 p.m. the noted architect will present “Tropical Architecture of Carl Abbott,” the second of this season’s lectures from the Boca Grande Historical Society. T…