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■ BY SUE ERWIN As of press time, The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported eight turtle nests on the island – all loggerheads. The season has been a bit slow so far, likely due to cooler temperatures recently, but that is changing quickly. “In 2017 at this same time, we had 27 nests on […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN After years of being in the flower business in Boca Grande, Ronica Davis, owner of Native Gardens Florist on the island, will be closing her retail store on Saturday, May 26. There is currently a 75-percent-off sale on everything in the store, and items are going fast. The store is located […]
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T he next two weeks promise to be active on Boca Grande. This weekend Boca Grande will celebrate the World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, and the downtown area will be closed to traffic beginning the morning of Friday, May 18, at 6 a.m. It will remain closed through Saturday, May 19. We expect the barricades to […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Dixie Hollins has been fishing in Boca Grande since he was 12 years old. “My father brought me fishing here before the bridge was built, and we took the ferry over,” he said. “He told me that we were going to fish the traditional Boca Grande way and be respectful to […]
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To the Editor: Tarpon season is here, the great fish are biting, and excitement is building in Boca Grande Pass for the 36th annual World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, a long-standing island tradition. Make sure to stop by the 2018 Tarpon Festival, which is held each year in beautiful downtown Boca Grande to celebrate the return […]
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To the Editor: Kudos to Gary Martin! He has the guts to take on the BG post office and their harassment of the patrons. For years this has been a problem, and it was exacerbated a few years ago when Sally left, and it is why she left. The mail addressed incorrectly had been held […]
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To the Editor: The 2018 Hurricane season is almost upon us. Although we sincerely hope this is a quiet season and the GICIA Alert List will not be needed, we want to be sure that everyone has the chance to subscribe. As many of you know, the GICIA Alert List originated during Hurricane Charley and […]
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On April 28, 2018 Byong Uk Chung, MD of Boca Grande and formerly of Barrington Hills, Illinois, passed away peacefully after a long illness. He was born on October 20, 1934 in Seoul, South Korea. Dr. Chung graduated from Kyungi High School in 1949 and did his premedical studies at Seoul National University. While there, […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Fusion Restaurant at the north end of the island is offering a special menu for Mother’s Day with some delicious new dishes available created by Chef Tim Spain. The restaurant will be closing for the season on Mother’s Day, so enjoy it this weekend. Call (941) 855-9700 for reservations. Show Mom […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN There was just one item on the agenda at the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Society monthly meeting held on Wednesday, May 9, and the Board approved it unanimously. Many know it as “the house with the blue gate,” but the Historic Preservation Board called it 220 Park Avenue when it granted […]