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T he Bike Path is a beautiful attraction people enjoy for exercise, walking their dog and more. With all the activity of bicycle operators, golf carts, roller blades, joggers, walkers, etc. centered on this approximately five-mile stretch at the height of the Spring Break season, the potential for accident or injury increases substantially. The GICIA […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Hermitage Artist Retreat invites the community to join them for a free evening on Friday, March 23 at 6 p.m., to tour the painting studio of renowned painter Robert Bordo and then hear acclaimed Mexican writer Monica Lavin read from her work on the beach around 6:30 p.m., in time to […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Island Art Days Fine Art and Craft Show is planned for this Saturday, March 17 and Sunday, March 18 at 431 Park Avenue in downtown Boca Grande. Sponsored by Gasparilla Outfitters and Special Effects, the 2018 featured artist is Steve Whitlock. Steve creates location-specific game fish scenes on navigational charts, […]
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■ SPECIAL TO THE BOCA BEACON Happy Days are almost here! The BGWC Bike Path Parade and Spring Fair are only one week away – Saturday, March 24. “TV Time” is this year’s theme, and Boca Grande will be transformed into a mini-TV studio. If you haven’t already registered your golf cart, bicycle, wagon, or […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Big White Rabbit is on the move, as Easter is only two weeks away. At the Boca Grande Community Center, Jungle Joe Wier and Dashing Dave Bartels are getting everything ready for one of the biggest egg hunts around, to be held on Saturday, March 31 at 10 a.m. Bring your […]
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On Thursday, March 8 Lee County Undersheriff Carmine Marceno and his Command Staff visited Boca Grande to meet the residents while enjoying coffee and pancakes at the United Methodist Church. The event was well attended, and the Sheriff’s personnel were warmly received. Mr. Larry Hannah graciously introduced the Undersheriff, who took the opportunity to say […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The sounds of New Orleans jazz will be filling the air at the Boca Grande Community Center with the Bud Leeds Ensemble on Sunday, Jan. 28 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. An “All that Jazz” crowd-pleaser, the ensemble will bring you the instrumental harmonies, rhythms and improvisation that Dixieland is known for. Leading […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Royal Palm Players presents a one night only event guaranteed to raise your spirits as you raise a glass of wine. It’s ‘The Boca Girls.’ And it’s a spoof. A reading. A lot of laughs. Alice Court, Linda Rollyson, Ann Fletcher and Erica Ress Martin are The Boca Girls. They’re backed by a […]
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BY MARY COOK – Last Saturday, Jan. 13 at 4:30 p.m., an hour that merges into cocktail time for some, biographer/historian Jon Meacham kept a full auditorium mesmerized at the Community Center. Author of “American Lion: The Complex Legacy of Andrew Jackson,” Meacham spoke about President Donald Trump’s self-proclaimed identification with Jackson, a concept that again […]
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■ BY REGINA S ROCKEFELLER On Saturday, Jan. 13, 21 local volunteers led by St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Building Outreach Coordinator John Lovo of Rotonda West installed exterior wall sheeting on a new 3-bedroom, 2-bath, single-family home being built with Habitat for Humanity in Port Charlotte. This home is the seventh that St. Andrew’s has […]