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■ BY SUE ERWIN It all started eight years ago with a single bag of raisin nut granola. After hours and hours in the kitchen testing recipes and hosting granola-tasting parties with friends, Laurie Landgrebe introduced a collection of healthy granola to a selection of gourmet shops on the east coast of Florida. And now, it’s […]
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■ BY SUE ERWINPickleball. It’s played on tennis courts, but the equipment is different and so are the rules.Island resident Michele Harrison finds the game very intriguing. She recently retired with her husband, Tom, to Boca Grande from Naples. Although they were living in an area known to host the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships, she […]
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The Boca Grande Garden Club will host their annual Christmas luncheon featuring their traditional beautifully decorated tables on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at noon at The Gasparilla Inn & Club. The theme this year is “Silver and Gold Holiday.” To reserve your seat, mail your check for $60 for members and $70 for guests (payable to […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Construction crews have been working since October 25 on repairing the Coral Creek Bridge, located between Rotonda Terrace and the Boca Grande Causeway. Daily lane closures began Monday, Oct. 28. These daily closures are required for bridge deck repairs. Advance warning signs and flaggers are on site to direct traffic. Travelers may […]
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To the Editor: Lemon Bay High School Theatre Troupe 0257 commences its first season under the guidance of its new Director Sarah Ballard-Richardson with the performance of the classic holiday season favorite. Attendees are in for a fresh and exciting production that will not disappoint those who long for the ripe nostalgia of a tale […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce Golf Scramble, held annually to benefit the Educate Boca Scholarship Fund, has a full field of 100 golfers for this Monday, Oct. 7 at the Gasparilla Inn & Club. This year’s event is scheduled to raise more than $25,000 for 2020 scholarships. “We are proud to […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The annual Boca Grande Scholarship Golf Scramble tournament will be taking place Monday, Oct. 7 at The Gasparilla Inn on its one-of-a-kind waterfront golf course. The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce organizes this tournament as the main fundraiser for the annual Educate Boca Scholarship Fund. This fund currently provides aid to […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The second annual Lemon Bay Athletics Golf Scramble is planned to take place on Saturday, Oct. 5. The event will be held at Rotonda Golf and Country Club – The Hills course. There will be an 8 a.m. shotgun start. The cost is $75 per person or $300 per foursome. All proceeds […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The new concrete bridge leading to the new water facility on the island has been completed. The purpose of the temporary bridge is for rehabilitation of the island’s new wastewater treatment plant, but the present golf course bridge does not have the weight capacity needed to construct new concrete tanks (or […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Island iguana trapper George Cera drove by the little bench off the bike path at the south end across from Sea Grape Beach Access every day for weeks, wondering when the caution tape would come down and the splintered boards would be replaced. He waited, then waited some more. Finally, he […]