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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has posted a notice on the expansion of the boat ramp in Placida. The project would affect aquatic resources associated with Placida Harbor and the Lemon Bay Aquatic Preserve. The project site is at 6499 Boca Grande Causeway and 12560 Placida Road, Placida/ The applicant requests authorization to create […]
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The Boca Grande Swing Bridge will be inoperable to BOAT TRAFFIC from Sunday November 9th at 11 p.m. until Wednesday November 12th at 11 p.m. to perform emergency electrical repairs. That official news from the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority. Currently, the road bridge causeway islands shoulders and bridge are also undergoing hardening to prevent further damage during any […]
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BY BOOTS TOLSDORF The community is in for a huge treat this Friday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. at St. Andrew’s when Alan Corey, director of Grande Chorus, teams up with a dynamite New York-based star, Maria Wirries, a vocalist, songwriter, actress and dancer. And the best part? Alan met her in a Sarasota recording […]
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BY ARLENE HALLBGSTA SECRETARY After 182 days, BGSTA’s 2025 Turtle Patrol season came to an end on October 30. That’s when the last remaining green sea turtle nest (at right) reached 70 days old and was inventoried. As it turned out, there were 109 total eggs found in the nest and 11 of them had […]
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Join the Friends of Boca Grande on Wednesday, November 12, at 4:30 p.m. for the opening lecture of the Friends 2025/26 series featuring Michael Burlingame, the foremost American expert on Abraham Lincoln. A distinguished scholar, Burlingame served at Connecticut College from 1968 to 2001 and currently holds the Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln […]
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Big Mouth Chili The Boca Grande Chamber is hosting the Big Mouth Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 4th St. and Bayou Ave. Mouth-watering chili recipes, music and fellowship.BocaGrandeChamber.com Firehouse 5k The Boca Grande Fire Department is holding a 5k run on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 8 a.m. […]
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When former Boca Grande Historical Society President Pam Heilman came in and first saw the new space for the Boca Grande History Center, and its new Footprints from the Past Exhibition, she said Tuesday that she “walked in quietly and I cried.” It had been Heilman’s hope to have a proper space for the Historical […]
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BY THE BOCA GRANDEGARDEN CLUB On Wednesday Nov. 5, Michele Hilbert, of Hilbert Honey Company, Traverse City, Mich., spoke to the Boca Grande Garden Club. Michele is married to Keith Hilbert, whose family is the fifth generation of Hilbert’s to work the honey farm. Hilbert’s was founded in 1887 by George James Hilbert. A farmer, […]
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As the U.S. government shutdown enters its second month and freezes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Reverend Alexander Scotland’s Discipleship Driven Ministries in Port Charlotte has become a crucial lifeline for struggling families. Beginning Nov. 1, SNAP benefits were halted. Many low-income families rely on these funds to afford food, and as such, these […]
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The new space for the Boca Grande Historical Society and History Center will open to the public on Wednesday, Nov. 12. This new, interactive History Center exhibit will bring Boca Grande’s rich story to life. The exhibit is called “Footprints from the Past,” and will be at the new History Center offices at the Crowninshield […]