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The 2017 Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament is gearing up for another exciting year of tarpon fishing. The event will be held on Mother’s Day weekend, Saturday, May 13 in Boca Grande Pass from 5 to 8 p.m. The awards ceremony will follow immediately after at the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce, 471 Park Ave., […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – What we behold, we become.” That’s how artist Kevin Fitzgerald describes the inspiration he gets when he starts a new oil painting. A reception was held at the Hughes Gallery on Tuesday, April 4 and Wednesday April 5 to honor Fitzgerald’s work. Born in Washington D.C. in 1953, Fitzgerald was drawn to […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Come one, come all to the annual Boca Grande egg hunt on Saturday, April 15 at 10 a.m. on the grounds of the Boca Grande Community Center. Children up to the age of 11 are welcome to join in the fun, which will include three egg hunts divided by age, pictures with […]
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■ SUE ERWIN When you’re placed in the awful position of deciding what to do when your pet is nearing the end-of-life stage, you are faced with some serious questions: How do I know it’s time? Is it the right thing to do? What if I regret the decision? And the answers aren’t usually easy to […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Marcus Thomas is the featured artist of the 2017 Island Art Show planned for this weekend, April 1 and 2 in the parking area of the Boca Beacon, 431 Park. Ave. At the age of 26, Thomas suffered a skiing accident that broke his neck and left him paralyzed from the shoulders […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The restoration of the Gasparilla Island Light, also known as the Range Light, is complete, but before we pop the champagne corks the Barrier Island Parks Society has an important request in regard to our much-loved givers of light. According to Larry Hannah, Chairman of The Lightkeeper’s Fund, they need […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN. National Geographic photojournalist Ami Vitale spoke about her fascinating career covering the mayhem of combat in Kosovo at the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium on Wednesday, March 29. Vitale lived in mud huts with the locals and experienced first-hand what their way of life was like. She started her […]
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■ STAFF REPORT. Gasparilla Island has made the list again as one of the most expensive zip codes in the country. In last month’s edition of Time Magazine, each state’s most expensive zip code was listed. Due to our incredibly small size and incredibly high real estate values, we quite often make this list. […]
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■ SUE ERWIN Miranda Blackwell had never heard of Boca Grande or even visited the state of Florida before she decided to take a leap of faith and relocate to Englewood three years ago with her boyfriend, Adam. She presently works as the administrative assistant at The Gasparilla Inn & Club Marina. Miranda grew up in […]
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Ellen “Jane” Pasman passed away peacefully in her home on Boca Grande on January 22, 2017 with her children by her side. She left this world 11 weeks to the day after her devoted husband of 59 years, Jim. When people speak of the Greatest Generation, they focus mainly on the men, but it applies […]