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BY BOOTS TOOLSDORF Having never experienced a Spelling Bee in my life, either as a contestant or a viewer, I was curious about its origins in this country. Seems it has been an American institution since the mid-1800s. Mark Twain even mentioned “spelling fights” in the Adventures of Tom Sawyer. And so it continues – […]
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BY ERICA RESS MARTIN While watching your friends in a Royal Palm Players production, have you ever dreamed about starring in a show? Well, this is your chance to take a chance and audition for next season’s slate of performances. For two days, April 7 and 8, 2024, new and experienced actors have an opportunity […]
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BY ARLENE HALL, BOCA GRANDE SEA TURTLE ASSOC. Although there is still a bit of morning chill in the air and in the gulf waters along the beaches of Gasparilla Island, sea turtle nesting season will be heating up very soon. Around May 1st, as female loggerhead and green sea turtles start to haul themselves […]
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Welcome all Boca Grande residents, friends and island workers to the 2024 Dog Show, “Puttin’ on the Dog”, to be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 6. The dog show will award prizes in the categories including Costumes, Puppies, Large Dogs, Medium Dogs, Small/Toy Dogs and “Old Geezers”. Deadline to register for the DOG […]
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When the Boca Grande Community Center gets its new roof this spring, it will have something in common with the c. 951 Sobrado Abbey in Galacia, Spain, and many other historic sites across the U.S. and Europe. The Community Center will have historically accurate and long-lasting clay tiles from the company Verea Tile, also known […]
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The following Charlotte County MSBU/TU Advisory Boards are seeking volunteers who must be both a property owner within and reside within the unit. Placida Area Street & Drainage Unit is seeking one member to fill a position with a term through Oct. 31, 2026. Rotonda Lakes Street & Drainage Unit is seeking one member to […]
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Get on board! The Boca Grande Woman’s Club annual Spring Fair is tomorrow, Saturday, March 9. The festive Boca Grande-themed parade, followed by all of the merriment and cheer of a traditional fair with nods to our island’s history, is sure to delight the entire family. The Bike Path Parade starts promptly at 10:30 a.m. […]
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A Dogs for Dogs fund-raiser is being held on Saturday, March 16 to raise funds for the last 25 percent of Suncoast Humane Society’s capital campaign for their new campus. “There is no other place in the country – or in the world – like this,” said Chief Executive Officer Maureen O’Nell. “We literally thought like […]
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A proposed apartment building set to be located behind Cape Haze Plaza, appears to be stalled as a development. In 2022 before Hurricane Ian, a 108-unit multi-family housing project was in the planning stages. The nine-acre property had been proposed to the county as “Cape Haze Multi-family Property” and originally submitted May 26, 2022. It […]
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After several weeks of meetings and planning, Lee County Commissioner Kevin Ruane, on behalf of the county, met with several island tennis advocates, agreeing to keep the two tennis courts on Wheeler Road. Commissioners will move forward with a plan to resurface and upgrade lighting on the two tennis courts while beginning the process of […]