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BY SUE ERWIN – Island seasonal resident and artist Jack Horner was born in Richmond, Virginia. He is retired from two prominent, parallel careers: one serving in U.S. Naval Intelligence for 28 years and another as a stockbroker for 35 years. And he has also been a watercolor, oil and pastel painter for 28 years. […]
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BY DR. JEFFREY HUMBARGER – This is the first in an ongoing series of posts by myself regarding current medical topics. Certainly you’ve heard about Zika Virus. The CDC has issued travel warnings and the Governor Rick Scott has proclaimed that certain Florida Counties are in a state of Medical Emergency. So what’s the big deal? […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Ginger Watkins and Lee Majors retain their seats as chairman and co-chairman of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority, as a vote was cast at the board’s quarterly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 2. The board also voted in Drew Tucker as the Audit and Finance Chairman, replacing Bill Holmberg who is moving […]
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BY ALICE GORMAN – Who is Joan Mitchell? She is not Joni Mitchell, the pop singer of “Both Sides Now” fame. If you are an artist, you very likely know about the abstract expressionist painter Joan Mitchell. If you are an art history student, a curator, a critic or an American art collector, you are […]
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Luscious ripe strawberries on top of crispy biscuits. Hundreds of bargains and boutique items. Live and Silent Auctions filled with fishing excursions, paintings and crafts by some of the island’s best, delicious dinners at popular local restaurants and much more. On Saturday, March 5, the United Methodist Women’s annual Strawberry Festival will return for its […]
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If you wandered down to the Wheeler Road ballfield last Friday and noticed the Boca Grande Farmers Market wasn’t there, don’t worry. It wasn’t shut down by any hand other than Mother Nature’s.
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BY SUE ERWIN – The annual Film Forum presented by the Friends of Boca Grande is planned for Feb. 15-19. This year the event is themed “What’s So Funny?” Now entering its fifth year, “Film Forum: See Something Worth Talking About,” will take a look at comedy through film and TV. Throughout the week of […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – History Bytes is back for the 2016 season, and it started out with a new twist as the public was invited to attend an historical lecture presented by Rev. Jerome Carosella at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church on Wednesday. More than 100 people attended the event. Father Carosella has been […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – I just read an article submitted to the Interwebs universe by The Cultural Landscape Foundation, an article written about Gilchrist Avenue, with no author named but photo credit given to an island resident. It’s a humdinger. I will start by saying the article is well written, and in all honesty it’s […]
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BY SUSAN ERWIN – Nationally experienced Island Chef Jimmy McIntire joined the staff at Newlin’s Market on 4th Avenue in October. It’s kind of a funny, coincidental story that brought him to Boca Grande. “Kim (Newlin’s owner) and I worked together in New Hampshire 26 years ago, when I was in high school and I […]