Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Profiles.
“Retiring” is a flexible word for DeeAnn, who will turn 85 in October. She has been unable to play standard tennis for a couple of years, but discovered pop tennis as a great substitute. It is played with the same rules as traditional tennis, but on a smaller court and with a ball that looks like a tennis ball, but has lower pressure. There are other minor changes, but she is happy she is able to be on the courts.
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Boca Beacon Back Pages.
Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO Don’t say you weren’t warned. The Beacon wrote to spring breakers, warning them that swimming at the south end had resulted in 18 drownings since 2001. TEN YEARS AGO The Gilchristian Crusaders were out in full force at the Boca Grande Historic Preservation meeting, fighting against parking on the […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: I am writing in response to Boca Grande pet owner concerns about the ongoing ‘red-tides’ or harmful algal blooms on their animals. For many of us, we may experience a cough, burning eyes, headaches and some even slight skin rashes. It is no wonder that our four-legged family members are also affected. […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: It’s almost spring and that means it’s peak mating season for horseshoe crabs. Help biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) gather valuable information about these crustaceans by reporting sightings on an online survey that can be found here: https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/e7946f74bcda43128eea82690b95047a. Horseshoe crabs mate year-round, and it is most common […]
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 […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
Questions regarding the layout of the site and about use of the adjacent building came into play after plans were produced by Vertical Bridge and submitted to Lee County, containing information the local committee had not seen yet. Commissioners Cecil Pendergrass and Brian Hamman made sure the agenda item was adapted to include only the tower height, not the site.
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
A small, neglected cottage on Gilchrist Avenue got a lot of attention this Wednesday at the March 8 Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting, as the current owner of the property wishes to have its status changed from contributing to non-contributing in order to tear it down.
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“The Clinic’s board and CEO have been working diligently on upgrading the Clinic’s staffing and services over the last 18 months,” said Harrison Coerver, Chairman of the Boca Grande Health Clinic Board of Directors. The Clinic now has three primary care board-certified physicians, three RNs, an LPN, two medical assistants and a radiology technician. The next step is to consider ways we can improve our facilities to support the Clinic team in delivering first-rate care to patients.”
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The Boca Grande Woman’s Club Spring Fair is just around the corner and is more special than ever this year!! On Saturday, March 25, in addition to a day of games, yummy food and entertainment, we will be celebrating two kinds of heroes: Superheroes we enjoy on television or in beloved books, and those who […]
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Entertainment, News.
Boca Grande theatre goers met Sister Mary Annette — Sister Amnesia’s mischievous puppet in Nunsense — at the beginning of COVID. Three years later, in its current season, Royal Palm Players introduces the more sinister, botanical, extraterrestrial Audrey II in its March 15-19 production of Little Shop of Horrors.