Island resident presents award to author in D.C.
The O’Bannons of Boca Grande visited Washington D.C. this week to present South Florida author Randy Wayne White with the Florida House Distinguished Author Award for 2015.
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GIWA announced 2014 water quality report
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STAFF REPORT The Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. has announced that their 2014 Water Quality Report is now available online at mygiwa.com/2014CCR.pdf. This report is designed to inform our membership about the source and quality of their drinking water. GIWA is pleased to report that GIWA’s water meets or exceeds all Federal (EPA) and State […]
Literary Forum announces new reads for 2015-2016
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Books to be discussed at the Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center Literature Forum 2015-2016 season were announced this week. After screening and discussing scores of books, the Literature Forum steering committee has selected the following works of fiction, taking their readers to Mississippi, Illinois, rural France, England and North Korea: Eudora Welty lived […]
GICIA tours proving successful, call to get on the list for the next one
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On April 25, the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) hosted two tours of one of their most successful restoration sites. Two small groups were guided through the properties by GICIA’s executive director, Misty Nichols and consultant and certified arborist, Rick Joyce. This remote site is not open to the public, which has allowed […]
Letter to the Editor: Thanks to all who made Mark’s celebration special
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To the Editor: On behalf of the Shevitski family may I please send out a huge thank you to all of Marks friends who attended his Boca service. We tend to do things in our own special way here on the island and I think Mark would be very pleased with the beautiful, honest, funny […]
Letter to the Editor: Best wishes from the Lee County Sheriff’s Patrol
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To the Editor: As we wrap up the 2014-15 season, your local law enforcement professionals would like to thank the Boca Grande Community for allowing us to serve you! We truly are blessed to work on such a beautiful, scenic island with such a diverse group of residents, who represent various states and locations across […]
Profile: Jim Sullivan
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BY JACK SHORT Jim Sullivan would prefer that the maudlin days of Equus and Macbeth were behind him, and behind the Royal Palm Players. Okay, RPP probably never did Equus, but they weren’t doing enough of what Jim says Boca Grande wants; he thinks he and Boca Grande have at least one important thing in […]
Letters: The saga of Gilligan’s Island continues (‘That patch of weeds belongs to all of us’)
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To the Editor: I read with great interest an article by a spokesperson for the Gilchrist neighborhood Association, which stated there had been a miscommunication about the Gilchrist parking situation. But it went back to the same old tired talking points about that never-implemented Olmsted plan for a linear park on Gilchrist Avenue. The article […]
Guest Editorial: Reflections on aging in Boca Grande
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BY JOAN ARDREY It’s only late April, but it seems summer weather has decided to settle in early this year, bringing a premature end to another satisfyingly frenetic Boca Grande “season.” The mounting heat causes tennis, golf and other forms of reasonably vigorous outdoor activity to lose their appeal. We retreat into our (thankfully) air-conditioned […]
Ladies, it’s almost time to catch ’em up!
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The 2015 Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament is right around the corner, with fishing on Saturday, May 9 and the captain’s party on Friday, May 8. This is the Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce’s official 25th Anniversary celebration of an island tradition, and it begins on Friday night at 5 p.m. with the Captain’s Party at […]