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Profile: Kim Hume

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News, Profiles.

■ BY SUE ERWIN.     After working for more than 25 years in the television broadcast news industry, Boca Grande seasonal resident Kim Hume decided in 2007 that it was time to enjoy retirement. Kim is the former vice president and Washington, D.C. bureau chief for FOX News Channel, also known as FNC. She […]

Obituary: Lawrence Askew Warner

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News, Obituaries.

Lawrence Askew Warner of Boca Grande passed away on March 5, 2017.      Larry Warner was born on September 30, 1933, the first of three sons born to Mabel Askew and Lawrence Glover Warner in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Larry spent his childhood in Vicksburg and his summers in Sandy Hook, Connecticut with his grandmother and […]

It’s Strawberry Festival time!

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.

■ STAFF REPORT.     Don’t forget to stop by the 19th annual Strawberry Festival from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Boca Grande Community Center grounds. The live auction begins at 2 p.m. in the tent near the Crowninshield House. The event, sponsored by the United Methodist Women of Boca Grande, offers […]

The red tide challenge: Anonymous donor pledges $100,000 to matching research fund

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■ STAFF REPORT.     On Thursday, Feb. 23 Dr. Michael P. Crosby, president & CEO of Mote Marine Laboratory, announced that an anonymous challenge donation of $100,000 has been made to support Mote scientists’ efforts to expand their red tide-related research and outreach efforts in Boca Grande. The donors have challenged the Southwest Florida […]

Addiction and recovery – The inside story with Kim Hume

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■ BY SUE ERWIN.     On any given Monday or Tuesday in Boca Grande, you probably won’t see Kim and Brit Hume at a cocktail party. That’s because while you may be having a cocktail or watching the news on television, Brit Hume is appearing on TV, on Fox News, live from Boca Grande. Kim […]

Royal Palm Players takes on ‘Guys and Dolls’

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■ SUBMITTED BY BOOTS TOLSDORF Once again, RPP is going to captivate you ticket holders March 8 – 12 with a romping, romantic, riotous reprise.      The musical, based on two short stories and characters and plot elements of other stories by Damon Runyon, premiered in New York in 1950 with music and lyrics […]

Profile: Carol Napoli

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News, Profiles.

■ BY SUE ERWIN.     Retired licensed professional counselor Carol Napoli has been coming to Boca Grande seasonally for the past 20 years. Carol spent 18 years of her career in the Washington, DC area sharing her expertise on suicide and the effects it has on family and friends. It is her wish to […]