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SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA – The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association continues its 50th Anniversary Celebration by announcing plans for a landscape enhancement project for the Charlotte County portion of GICIA Bike Path. The GICIA Board approved project will commence with the beginning of the rainy season in late May or early June. The […]
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BY T MICHELE WALKER – The Friends of Boca Grande Community Center is presenting their monthly All That Jazz concert series, featuring bassist Brandon L. Robertson. The show is Monday, March 8 and offers two showtimes, 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Brandon L. Robertson is a bassist, composer and music educator. Originally from Tampa, FL., […]
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STAFF REPORT – The Barrier Island Parks Society is thrilled to welcome back renowned authors and professional naturalists, Dr. Blair and Dawn Witherington, as part of BIPS 4 BIPS Forums & Lecture Series. The annual BIPS 4 BIPS Forums & Lecture Series is one more way BIPS shares our mission of over 30 years to […]
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Hello friends and neighbors, Sorry for the intrusion, but something very interesting happened to me recently, and I learned facts that will benefit all of us here on the island. I am writing to relate this information to you as we are able to stop the problem. All it takes is a phone call. You […]
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Deirdre O’Neil, 83, of Beverly Farms, Mass. and Boca Grande, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 15, 2021. Deirdre was the only child of John and Helen (Ford) Fahey, born on September 16, 1937 in Cambridge, Mass. Her dear cousin Anne (Duggan) Quicke was “adopted” when Deirdre was 3. Her own mother’s passing when […]
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BY T MICHELE WALKER – When you think of famous detective duos, thoughts wander to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Mulder and Scully from the X Files, or perhaps Nick and Nora Charles from the Thin Man series. Boca Grande has its own history detective duo in Jim and Rose Marie Blaha. Behind every lead […]
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BY SUSAN HANAFEE – Emails opposing the inclusion of a major portion of historic downtown Boca Grande into the National Register of Historic Places are pouring into the Historic Preservation Board’s mailbox ahead of a public meeting on the issue next month. “At this point, based on the emails we are receiving, many more people […]
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STAFF REPORT – The Boca Grande Woman’s Club Dog Show and Spring Fair are going virtual this year, keeping Boca Grande humans and canines safe, with a combined socially distanced event Dog Gone Wild West – Dog Show & Spirit Day Saturday, March 13 when the cowboy spirit will turn the town around! Don’t forget […]
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BY DR RAYMOND JAMES, D.O. – This month the Boca Grande Health Clinic has focused on heart disease – its causes and symptoms and ways to prevent it through healthy choices. In addition to the warnings signs you may be aware of like high blood pressure, unhealthy cholesterol and obesity – did you know that […]
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STAFF REPORT – Grab your fishing pole and tackle box and come join the family fun at our youth fishing tournament on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 9 a.m. at the Boca Grande fishing pier (Behind Kappy’s Market). Tournaments are for boys and girls ages 15 and under. Bait will be provided (no lures allowed). This […]