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Is pleased to announce their Blowout Bonanza Sale … seven straight days of SHOPPING! Featuring women’s clothing, shoes, purses, hats and jewelry, men’s shirts and shorts, puzzles, artwork and bicycles. There is a plethora of FABULOUS MERCHANDISE that has been donated over the past 6 months!! Don’t miss this opportunity to SHOP UNTIL YOU DROP. […]
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At the Mount Vernon lecture last week, Doug Bradburn with Marta Howell of Friends of Boca Grande. The event was held at St. Andrew’s to a full house. Photo by Garland
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On Friday, Jan. 17, the Johann Fust Library Foundation will open the doors to its beautiful loggia and garden for the first time in three months since Hurricane Milton. The foundation will welcome the community to hear author Lynn Stegner in conversation with Boca Grande author and publisher Nan Doyal. The library is not open […]
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The Boca Grande Camera Club announces a new Zoom class, “Looking Beyond the Literal,” to be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21st. Guest is Art Becker, who will introduce new techniques to see light, details and composition from a unique perspective. Art Becker studied photography at the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale, and […]
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Join Friends of Boca Grande on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 4:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s for a lecture by author and historian Brooke Barbier, speaking on her new book, “King Hancock.” This is the first time the Friends’ History and Heritage series will take an in-depth look at one of the Founding Fathers, because one […]
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A crew from the women’s fashion retailer Hunter Bell was in Boca Grande recently to photograph part of their spring 2025 line. Hunter Bell, launched by its namesake designer in New York City in 2006, takes a bit of a coastal prep look with their resort wear. Each season they pull from a range of […]
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BY LAMAR TOOLE New Jersey farmer-grown flowers were in bloom at the Lighthouse United Methodist Church on Wednesday, Jan. 8, offsetting a gray landscape outside. Inside, Boca Grande Garden Club members gathered for their January meeting and welcomed the club’s guest speaker, noted floral designer, TJ McGrath. TJ, who hosts flower workshops at his […]
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Art On Park Avenue returns on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 22-23, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. Park Avenue and 4th Street will be transformed into a live fine-art gallery for two days with over 50 award-winning artists exhibiting their hand-made artwork. Art On Park Avenue is co-sponsored by well-known local artist Carroll […]
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BY THE ENGLEWOOD CHAMBER Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of the Englewood community and a substantial contribution from the Lighthouse United Methodist Church of Boca Grande, the Englewood Chamber of Commerce has raised over $167,000 in critical funding for individuals and families in Englewood affected by the devastation of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. “The outpouring […]
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The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority held an audit meeting on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 14 to discuss management and financial details from the year. Authority staff have estimated that Causeway construction from the last hurricane season will cost around $1.5 million. Repairs to the roadway will be the main component of this total, Executive Director Kathy […]