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This Saturday, March 26 is the day to throw on your beads, get out your favorite Mardi Gras mask and join your friends and family to watch the Bike Path parade and join in all of the festivities. It’s finally the day to “Let the Good Times Roll”! The morning begins with the parade along […]
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Don’t forget to stop by The Island School PTO’s lemonade stand and TIS dribbling team performance on Wednesday, March 30 at the Community Center Court and Pavilion (behind the Boca Grande Community Center and The Island School. The Dribbler performance will begin at 4:30 p.m., while The Island School’s PTO lemonade stand will open at […]
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“This was an amazing year for us in terms of community support, fellowship and the money raised to help women and children in need,” said Jan Myers, one of the festival’s co-chairs. “Our thanks goes out to all the people involved including participants, volunteers, donors and sponsors. We are so grateful.”
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BY SHEILA EVANS Shown above, Capt. Rhett Morris, Eve Samples, executive director of Friends of the Everglades and Gil Smart, executive director of VoteWater and policy director of Friends of the Everglades. Photos by Dusty There was no sugar coating the situation when […]
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Ward is a conservation photographer and National Geographic Explorer who is on a mission to inspire appreciation of, and protection for, Florida’s original nature and culture. This has been a driving force in his life for years, but it has become his primary focus since 2016, supported by grants from the National Geographic Society and other partners. He has personally traversed the path of the panther on foot, by boat, by kayak and by various other means of transportation to see and photograph first-hand the panther’s wide-ranging habitat.
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Boca Grande’s “Glee” will be bringing hope to the island and to young people across greater Englewood at the Lighthouse United Methodist Church on Thursday, April 7 and Friday, April 9 at 4:30 p.m.The beloved group of island songsters, well known for their 2019 concert version of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” will perform an inspiring medley of “Songs of Hope” from the Great American Songbook.
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The GICIA contracted with Sea & Shoreline, a Florida-based aquatic restoration firm that has two decades of experience restoring fresh and saltwater habitats and whose nursery grows seagrass for restoration projects all across the southern U.S. Last March Sea & Shoreline planted 3,400 units of seagrass within the cove area. A team of biologists spent a week in dive gear carefully hand-planting each grass unit. Over the last year, the biologists have had monthly visits to the site to monitor and maintain the seagrass. This week the final monitoring report was delivered, and the results are so positive that the GICIA has contracted with Sea & Shoreline to complete a second phase of seagrass planting within the flushing channel of the cove. The second phase will use observations documented during the 12 months of monitoring and establish a plan that will complement and build upon the success of the first planting phase.
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“The luxury condominiums with features and amenities of this caliber are very attractive to buyers looking to enjoy the coastal lifestyle Southwest Florida offers,” said Rich Taylor of Gulf to Bay Sotheby’s International Realty. “This is reflective of the fact we have 80 percent of the released inventory under reservation, with the majority of reservations coming from Boca Grande.”
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Auditions for next season take place this coming Monday and Tuesday, March 28 and 29. If you have ever considered dusting off your vocal cords, your acting skills or your tap shoes, come out next week and join this merry group of thespians. They don’t take themselves too seriously, but they put on some great productions and have a lot of fun doing them.
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Mary Judith (McKee) Shaw, fortified with the Sacraments of the Holy Mother Church, passed away on March 19, 2022, at the age of 83. Survived by her loving husband of 61 years, Vincent E. Shaw. Loving mother of four children Eddie, Greg, Mimi (Teddy) Phelan and Jeff (Michaela) Shaw. Judy (Gaga) was loved by her […]