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In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background to high concentrations in Sarasota County, very low to high concentrations in and/or offshore of Charlotte County, background to high concentrations in and/or offshore of Lee County, and very low to high concentrations in and/or offshore of Collier County. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Community Center’s 16th annual Turkey Hoop Shoot contest will be held on Saturday, Nov. 23. The event will start at 10 a.m. on the outdoor basketball court. Registration is required on the day of the event from 9:15 to 9:45 a.m. The event is free for all ages, including […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The controversy surrounding the Promenade – a walkway that runs along the land by the seawall from 1st Street to 4th Street – hasn’t always been so convoluted. While county officials are now backtracking and saying private deed restrictions aren’t within their scope of responsibility, answers in the past have been […]
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■ BY BOOTS TOLSDORF, RPP The time is 1183. “We are all barbarians,” says Eleanor. It is Christmas at King Henry’s chateau in Chinon, Touraine, in the medieval Angevin empire. King Henry is played by a now familiar figure on our stage from Sarasota, Derek Dutcher. At the ripe old age of 50, the King […]
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■ STAFF REPORT We are sad to report the death of CiCi Ives this past week. She was a fixture on the island for many, many years and a beloved friend to many. Her obituary is pending.
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■ STAFF REPORT Boca Grande motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes from 7 a.m. to noon from Tuesday, Nov. 19 through Thursday, Nov. 21. A tree removal project on E. Railroad Avenue will require the northbound and southbound lanes to be closed to pedestrians and vehicles from 5th Street to the parking lot of […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA If you have noticed some activity at the Mercabo Preserve site, that’s because the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) is in the preliminary phase of transforming the basin area of the Mercabo Preserve into a marine sanctuary. Last week several loads of reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) were delivered […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Highlands and Cashier’s N.C. have always been sister towns to Boca Grande, as many of our residents have homes there or visit frequently. Becca Burch, a generational island girl whose mother owns Ariel, Ltd. and Palm on Park – a Lilly Pulitzer Signature Store, grew up going to Highlands and loves […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Royal Palm Players has gained another new talented member who has been busy planning and rehearsing for productions starting this fall. Kate Ingram, wife of well-known RPP director Tad Ingram, formally joined the organization when the couple made the decision to move to the area over the summer. Tad has been directing musicals […]
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Janell H. Johnson, formally of Boca Grande, Florida, passed away to her heavenly home on November 11, 2019. She was born October 29, 1926, in Arcadia, to Theodore and Hessie Mae Hargis. Although born in Arcadia, Janell’s family moved to Boca Grande when she was six years old and suffered the devastating loss of her […]