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It’s Strawberry Festival time!

■ 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

■ 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

■ 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’

■ 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

■ 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 […]

Native Now Foundation offers cruise, indigenous education

To the Editor: This year the Native Now Foundation will be offering the public an opportunity to experience a cultural exchange with American Indians and a visit to a Mayan community in Costa Maya as part of a six-day cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s newly enhanced maritime engineering marvel, Freedom of the Seas. The Native Now […]

Step it up and join the 5K fun

■ STAFF REPORT     The Boca Grande 5K run will be held this Sunday, Feb. 26. Staff at the Boca Grande Community Center would like to ask all islanders to please share the road with the runners and walkers on Sunday morning, February 26. The run starts at 7:30 a.m. in front of the […]