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IT’S GONE

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Community History.

The Whispering Bench has been demolished as of this morning at 10:45 a.m. People started making phone calls at about 7 a.m. this Saturday morning, April 22. “It’s gone,” they said. “They’re taking it away.” By 8 a.m. a crowd was forming at 161 Gilchrist Ave., watching heavy equipment take the Whispering Bench down, one […]

POLICE, FIRE, EMS NEWS

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News, Police & Fire.

Firefighters responded to numerous calls so far in April: 31, to be exact The Boca Grande Fire Department responded to numerous calls so far this month, including the following: • 12 medical calls • 6 calls for service • 8 alarms • 1 active fire • 1 eletrical hazard • 1 watercraft in distress call […]

The weekly red tide report

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Health & Wellness.

Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 67 samples collected from Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in nine samples: four from and offshore of Pinellas County, two in Sarasota County, two in Charlotte County, and one in Lee County.  Over the past week, respiratory irritation […]

The weekly red tide report

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Health & Wellness, News.

Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 75 samples collected from Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in 14 samples from Southwest Florida: one in Pinellas County, two in Manatee County, one in Sarasota County, seven in Charlotte County, and three in Lee County.  Reports of […]

The word from the wickets

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.

The second Annual Gasparilla Mallet Club Tournaments are in the history books, and they were resounding successes, according to Skip Russo, one of the tournament’s directors. At least 24 people took part in each of the two one-day tournaments, one for Golf Croquet on March 14, and one for 6-wicket Croquet on March 21. Some participants played in both tournaments.

Weekly red tide report

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Health & Wellness, News.

Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 72 samples along Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in nine samples: six in Pinellas County and three in Manatee County. We continue to use satellite imagery (USF and NOAA NCCOS) to help track this patchy event. Additional details […]

The Big Red Bus is coming

Written by Boca Grande Health Clinic on . Posted in Health & Wellness, News, Sports & Outdoors.

Donating blood saves lives. We all intrinsically know this. Yet, according to the American Red Cross, less than 3 percent of age-eligible people donate blood annually. The Boca Grande Health Clinic is sponsoring a blood donation event on Thursday, April 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Big Red Bus® will be parked on […]

The red tide report

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Health & Wellness, News.

Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 157 samples along Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in 89 samples: two in and offshore of Pasco County, 24 in and offshore of Pinellas County, eight in Manatee County, 32 in and offshore of Sarasota County, six in […]