On April 29, the University of Florida Institute will offer “Go Florida Native for Arbor Day.” Those interested can sign up to plant and care for a collection of native plants in their own yards. The Institute will offer one kit per household to those who preregister and attend a short class on planting and caring for their plants. This kit will consist of one Florida native tree, two shrubs and two grasses.
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Did you miss getting your phone book?
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
Did you miss our 4-Digit drive-thru days? If so, no worries. Stop by the office and check in with us, and we can accomodate. The first copy for residents in the book is free, any copy after that is $5. If you are in the 4-Digit and have picked up your copy make sure your […]
The ‘Process’
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As is typical throughout human history, it was the artists, who watched, processed, responded to and recorded these landscape transformations.
Emerson and Thoreau made deep and lasting impressions on American education, and I recall devouring those books while in school; their principles influenced many of us down through the ensuing generations.
But, certainly, it has been the artists who have kept reminding all of us just how precious this gorgeous world truly is, and it is they, even now, who present us with reflections of our world in the form of paintings.
The fence goes up, the fence comes down
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
… a Walton County circuit court judge issued a lengthy ruling earlier this week regarding his rejection of a challenge to the precedent of the public’s “customary use” of dry sand beach. Judge David Green countered a development company that owns property on the Gulf of Mexico after representatives claimed that customary use violates state and federal constitutions.
TIS Dribblers to perform
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Don’t forget to stop by The Island School PTO’s lemonade stand and TIS dribbling team performance on Wednesday, March 30 at the Community Center Court and Pavilion (behind the Boca Grande Community Center and The Island School. The Dribbler performance will begin at 4:30 p.m., while The Island School’s PTO lemonade stand will open at […]
Wrong Key
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Hortoons
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PROFILE: John Lynch
Written by T Michele Walker on . Posted in Featured News, News, Profiles.
From kayaking each day on Charlotte Harbor with his lovely wife, Debbie, to biking through the streets of Boca Grande, to overseeing the fundraising efforts of A Better Shot at Lemon Bay Golf Club, John Lynch is a man of vision and a man of action.
“I’m a bike rider, I’m an exerciser, so I have to keep moving,” John explained. “I enjoy keeping busy. And could you find a better place than Boca Grande to be an outdoorsman?”
Economic Summit 2022
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What’s the number one issue on most people’s minds these days? It’s the economy, of course. And who better to provide insight on the complexities of this important issue than the speakers at the Economic Summit 2022, which will be held at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, March 3 in the Community Center Auditorium.