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Lemon Bay Golf Club’s “A Better Shot At life” program will be celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Carolann Raub, chair of the celebration, is standing by the Living Wall, a tribute to donors. The celebration and fundraiser will take place on March 20. A Better Shot is a summer program dedicated to teaching children […]
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The Florida Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public meeting Tuesday, April 7, from 2 to 6 p.m. to gather input on the updated management plan for Gasparilla Island State Park. No formal agenda has been released, but the management plan serves as the operating guide for each park and is revised periodically with […]
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BY FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE For millennia, the heartbeat of human progress didn’t come from a piston or a processor — it came from the rhythmic strike of hooves against the earth. On Wednesday, March 18 at 4:30 p.m., Dr. Timothy Winegard, a New York Times bestselling author and historian, will present a fascinating look […]
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Above, the new space along Placida Road. BY DEBORAH BLAIR &DAVID SPARKS For the past 10 years, the Englewood Recovery Oasis has provided a central location for 12-step meetings and a sober social space for people in recovery. Located off McCall Road behind Walgreens, ERO is moving to a new location at 1620 Placida Rd. […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Featured News, News.
Above, Sir John Scarlett with his wife, Gwenda, after the talk at the Boca Grande Community Center. Photo by Garland Sir John Scarlett ran Britain’s MI6. On Friday, he came to the Boca Grande Community Center to talk about Russia, Ukraine, Donald Trump and the war with Iran. The former spymaster […]
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Construction is still underway on the restroom facilities at the Sea Grape parking area of Gasparilla Island State Park and on track to be completed in 2026. Sea Grape is a public beach area located north of South Beach Bar & Grille and south of the Range Light. The bathroom area will be to the […]
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Some extremely good news came the way of this part of the world on Monday, when Ringling College of Art and Design and the Hermitage Artist Retreat announced that the Hermitage would take over the shuttered Englewood Art Center (see story). The closure of the Englewood Art Center last May, after 60 years, was a […]
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From ice rinks to island stage Long before she found herself backstage at Boca Grande’s Royal Palm Players, Lisa Naum first discovered her love of performing on the ice. Growing up in Auburn, Maine, she was a child who simply liked to go fast. Bike riding was one of her favorite childhood activities because it […]
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To the Editor: A special thank you to everyone who attended our 25th season of “History Bytes.” Sally Van ltalie and Robert Johnson initially developed this program, and it continues to improve every year. We so appreciate the Johann Fust Library Foundation for inviting us to do these informal presentations inside the beautiful library gardens. […]