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■ BY SUE ERWIN If you’ve commuted to Englewood from the island recently, you’ve certainly noticed it’s taking more time than usual. The $13.4 million construction project along Placida Road in Cape Haze is well underway. Eight different construction crews are working on the project. The goal is to complete as much work as possible […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN If he isn’t taking a group of anglers out to fish, heading out crabbin’ with his family or serving as first mate for many well-known local captains, Travis Joiner is sure to be found on the water or somewhere close to it. This local fishing guide has been going out in his daddy’s […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY MOTE MARINE LABORATORY & AQUARIUM The sun is out, the weather is warm, and it is the perfect time of year for boating in Southwest Florida’s coastal waters. Mote Marine Laboratory reminds boaters and beachgoers to keep local waters and shores safe for marine animals. Please practice Coast Guard-approved safe boating guidelines, […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – According to Town&Country Magazine, Boca Grande is quite the “tony” location for getting hitched nowadays. In a May article, the periodical gives the top 12 preppiest wedding locations around the world, and we are listed as number six. “Why?” the magazine asks. “Because your grandmothers both have beach cottages on Gasparilla […]
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Lowell Emerson Bell, 82, of Wade, N.C., a Boca Grande native, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017. Lowell was born to Angelo and Myrtle Padilla Bell on January 10, 1935 at the south end of the island. His father was the chief engineer at the Power House for 20 years, and the house Lowell’s […]
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To the Editor: Announcing a new book available at the Boca Grande History Center, 170 Park Avenue on the corner of Park & Banyan Street, entrance in back. “Once Upon an Island, Snapshots of Boca Grande’s Historic Past” is a brief historical overview of the island’s history from the first settlers to present day. Makes […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The seas were rockin’ and rollin’ for the 2017 Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament (and there may have been a little inadvertent chumming going on), but there were still 28 releases during the three-hour fishing time. The tournament is presented every year by the Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce and a group […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Capt. Mark Futch has taken a lot of people out fishing lately … a whole lot … but one client earlier this week was a little more special to him than most. He was lucky enough to accompany the one and only Col. Joseph Kittinger II on a couple of trips […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Capt. Jackie Bylaska, a Boca Grande boy from way back, needs a little help from our close-knit island family. He suffered a stroke on Easter evening and just got out of a rehabilitation facility. He and his wife, Sandy, are looking at some serious financial issues as they face a long road […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – According to Town&Country Magazine, Boca Grande is quite the “tony” location for getting hitched nowadays. In a May article, the periodical gives the top 12 preppiest wedding locations around the world, and we are listed as number six. “Why?” the magazine asks. “Because your grandmothers both have beach cottages […]