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■ STAFF REPORT Nearly 70 businesses, individuals, families and local clubs have stepped up to provide items for the Strawberry Festival’s live and silent auctions on Saturday, March 4. “It’s an embarrassment of generosity … and all to benefit women and children in need,” says Palmer Long, one of the auction organizers. “Our […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande diners now have a new restaurant to add to their list of dinner choices. Fusion, a new unique establishment located at 5800 Gasparilla Road at the north end of the island, will feature Indian, Thai and Mexican food. Food and beverage manager Margarita Santiago said a soft […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB On Wednesday, March 1 the Boca Grande Garden Club will welcome Renny Reynolds to its monthly meeting at the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium at 2 p.m. He will present a program entitled “Inspiration from the English Garden,” a visual stroll through predominantly private English gardens designed […]
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Tara Clark, sales associate at The Palm on Park, a Lilly Pulitzer signature store, has lived quite an adventurous life during the past decade. Tara, 30, was born in Jackson, New Jersey. Her parents met in St. Croix, and they relocated to New Jersey when her dad transferred to a new position for […]
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To the Editor: The Whiffenpoof Alumni concert to benefit The Island School was a sold-out success. So many people were paramount in making this success happen. Joe Weir at the Community Center, where the concert took place; we couldn’t have done it without all his great help. All the many people who hosted […]
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■ STAFF REPORT It’s time to break out the breadsticks, slurp some sauce and toss some salad at the Spaghetti Dinner to be held on Sunday, Feb. 18 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Crowninshield Community House. The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for kids to partake of spaghetti, salad, sides […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Ginger Watkins and Lee Major have retained their seats as chairman and vice-chairman, respectively, of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority after open nominations were accepted at the organization’s quarterly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Watkins accepted the position again and acknowledged her goals for her next term. “Our mission […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Island residents had the opportunity to meet and listen to internationally known master metalsmith Alex Klahm on Thursday, February 9 at the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium. Klahm is locally known for his meticulous work on the Gasparilla Island Lighthouse restoration project and many others in Florida and around […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Boca Grande has been Ben Taylor’s home since he was a child, but his aspirations far surpass our narrow little strip of land. At the age of 17 he recently received his private pilot’s certification, and he’s hoping to get his waterplane certification next. “It’s just something I’ve always […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Island School, a tuition-free charter school for grades K-5, held the fourth annual $1,000,000 Golf Shootout last week on a blustery winter day at The Gasparilla Inn & Club’s golf course. The funds raised by this popular event are a vital component in providing financial stability for The Island […]