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BY SUE ERWIN The debate about the ongoing parking issues on the island continued this week when an informal advisory board gathered at the Community Center for a discussion. Concerned residents and business owners discussed potential solutions that they plan to present to county leaders for approval. Ideas included installing signs that would limit parking […]
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To the Editor: The Boca Grande Firefighters would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who came out for our Rib Feast on Sunday. The overwhelming show of support by the community was more than any of us expected, and we were able to completely sell out in less than three hours. […]
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To the Editor: Before much more time slips away from me, I would like to thank the Boca Grande community for rising to the occasion and supporting my two concerts on February 23. Not only did you support me with a wonderful response to my crazy antics on stage, but you rallied enough financial […]
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Richard P.C. Fitzgerald, born May 9, 1928 in Boston, Mass., died peacefully after a lengthy illness on March 2, 2016 in Sarasota. He was raised in Milton, Mass., and was a graduate of Milton Academy, class of 1947. He graduated from Providence College with a degree in Economics, and attended Northeastern University for graduate studies. […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE – This week the Professional Tarpon Tournament Series and Silver King Entertainment announced they would not be holding tournaments in 2016, leaving many happy local live bait captains in its wake. The announcement comes at the same time The Useppa Island Club released the information that the Izaak Walton Club, the oldest […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Marco Rubio may not have been terribly popular anywhere other than Miami in his home state of Florida, but he was pretty well loved in Boca Grande as well. The results are in from the Boca Grande primary election, held at Precinct 18 within the Boca Grande Community Center, and Rubio […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Standing on the stage with E.T., the great horned owl by her side, wildlife rescuer Doris Mager informed the crowd that this would be her last year doing an educational program in Boca Grande. Mager has traveled to the island every spring for the past 35 years, her mission being to […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Barrier Islands Parks Society held a meeting on Monday, March 14 to discuss progress on seasonal fundraisers as well as give updates on the Gasparilla Island Light project. Jim Grant gave an update on the progress of the GIL project. “Everything is moving ahead and we’re expecting to get the […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Letters to the Editor, News.
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Firefighters would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who came out for our Rib Feast on Sunday. The overwhelming show of support by the community was more than any of us expected, and we were able to completely sell out in less than three hours. Our […]
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■ By Susan Erwin Island artist Linda Wolcott remembers what it was like at a very young age to come for the first time to visit Boca Grande. She arrived on the island via train with her parents and her two older sisters when she was just four years old. “I remember holding my mother’s […]