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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Many thanks for making an unprecedented journey successful
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, Letters to the Editor, News.
To the Editor: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! To everyone who watched Spark Boca Grande TV’s Livestream Comedy reading of “His Second Act” on May 2, we’d like to say “Thank you.” Thank you for your patience with our technical glitches. Thank you for your comments. Thank you for your time. Our first livestream […]
OBITUARY: William W. Wilcox V
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News, Obituaries.
On April 27, 2020 William W. Wilcox V, 94, of Westwood, Mass. and formerly of Boca Grande, and devoted husband of Priscilla, his wife of 71 years, passed away. He was born on April 24, 1926 in Middletown, Conn. to Eleanor Sanborn Wilcox and William W Wilcox IV. He attended Eaglebrook School, Phillips Andover Academy, […]
PROFILE: Gina McFadden
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News, Profiles.
STAFF REPORT – Boca Grande resident Gina McFadden is the Vice President of the Boca Grande Art Center Board of Directors and also the Chair of their Membership Committee. She was born and raised in Mt. Vernon, New York and graduated from high school in Rye, New York. Gina graduated from Barat College in Lake […]
A message from the Clinic: Putting the pieces together
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
BY TOM ERVIN, MD – My family enjoys puzzles; hard puzzles. The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has given a new meaning to the term “jigsaw.” Two to three months ago, all of us were faced with a puzzle. COVID-19 was all around us, but what was it? Pieces of all shapes and sizes were being […]
Time they’ll never get back … Local high school seniors salvage what they can of their graduating year by looking ahead
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News.
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Prom dresses hang in closets, some with tags still attached. Hallways that were once filled with noise and bustle are still. Yearbooks will still be distributed, but the friends who used to fill pages with messages in hallways between classes and after school are sitting in their own homes, doing their […]
A message from the Clinic: Putting the pieces together
Written by BBadmin7502 on . Posted in Health & Wellness, News.
BY TOM ERVIN, MD – My family enjoys puzzles; hard puzzles. The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has given a new meaning to the term “jigsaw.” Two to three months ago, all of us were faced with a puzzle. COVID-19 was all around us, but what was it? Pieces of all shapes and sizes were being […]
While Payroll Protection is looking up, unemployment filing problems plague furloughed island workers
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – As Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday that on May 4 some retail shops and restaurants would be opening for limited business, some cheered and prepared to go back to work. Others looked into the faces of their family members and wondered how they were going to survive this next few […]
First four turtle nests found, prior to May 1 season opening
Written by BBadmin7502 on . Posted in Featured News, News.
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Never let it be said that Gasparilla Island turtles are slackers. By the beginning of sea turtle nesting season for 2020, which started today, May 1, there were already four nests on our beaches. Unfortunately, there is also a lot of beach furniture and deep holes in the sand dug by beach-goers. […]
The show must go on! Spark TV to present online play May 2
Written by BBadmin7502 on . Posted in Entertainment, News.
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Even without hot stage lights and quirky costume design, the theatre lives on in Spark Boca Grande’s eyes. With the technical help of a 21-year-old, their visions of a socially distant live play will become a reality. On Saturday, May 2, the Spark actors will team up with New York playwright […]