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Books to be discussed at the Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center Literature Forum 2015-2016 season were announced this week. After screening and discussing scores of books, the Literature Forum steering committee has selected the following works of fiction, taking their readers to Mississippi, Illinois, rural France, England and North Korea: Eudora Welty lived […]
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On April 25, the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) hosted two tours of one of their most successful restoration sites. Two small groups were guided through the properties by GICIA’s executive director, Misty Nichols and consultant and certified arborist, Rick Joyce. This remote site is not open to the public, which has allowed […]
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To the Editor: On behalf of the Shevitski family may I please send out a huge thank you to all of Marks friends who attended his Boca service. We tend to do things in our own special way here on the island and I think Mark would be very pleased with the beautiful, honest, funny […]
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To the Editor: As we wrap up the 2014-15 season, your local law enforcement professionals would like to thank the Boca Grande Community for allowing us to serve you! We truly are blessed to work on such a beautiful, scenic island with such a diverse group of residents, who represent various states and locations across […]
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If you’re interested in entering the Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament, it’s still not too late. While your team’s name won’t be in the program, you can still call the Chamber office at 964-0568 and sign up, or go online to ladiestarpon.com. The Captain’s party will be held next Friday, May […]
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BY JACK SHORT Jim Sullivan would prefer that the maudlin days of Equus and Macbeth were behind him, and behind the Royal Palm Players. Okay, RPP probably never did Equus, but they weren’t doing enough of what Jim says Boca Grande wants; he thinks he and Boca Grande have at least one important thing in […]
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To the Editor: I read with great interest an article by a spokesperson for the Gilchrist neighborhood Association, which stated there had been a miscommunication about the Gilchrist parking situation. But it went back to the same old tired talking points about that never-implemented Olmsted plan for a linear park on Gilchrist Avenue. The article […]
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The 2015 Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament is right around the corner, with fishing on Saturday, May 9 and the captain’s party on Friday, May 8. This is the Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce’s official 25th Anniversary celebration of an island tradition, and it begins on Friday night at 5 p.m. with the Captain’s Party at […]
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The following is a statement prepared exclusively for the Boca Beacon, regarding the stance taken on Gilchrist Avenue parking by The Gilchrist Neighborhood Association. They have been largely silent as far as the media goes, until this week. This statement was written by Mary Howell, a spokesperson for the group. It has not been altered […]
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Ben Scott, Colvin McCrady, and Peter Soderberg of Boca Grande and Reid Carpenter, a Naples resident, left for Haiti on April 13 to visit the villages of Pon Batay and Michaud, villages the Boca Grande community contributed money to build suitable homes over the past several years. The first stop was a visit to Gressier, […]