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BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE It’s starting to feel like spring here in Boca Grande, and the cold weather fishing patterns are starting to move on. The water temperatures have risen quite a bit over the last few weeks and that’s means the snook are on the move. We are catching lots of snook on bait […]
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BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR When spring comes the world is new again and the great outdoors speaks to us in so many ways. This spring has been full of rain and the nesting birds have are missing many of the trees that were used before the hurricane in the fall of 2022. Nature is incredibly […]
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COURTESY LAMAR TOOLE, BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB Flower farms are my passion. With this heartfelt sentence, floral designer and flower farm advocate Kelly Shore greeted members of the Boca Grande Garden Club on March 6 in the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium. Kelly Shore’s entire life has gravitated toward the creative. In 2000, her […]
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If you want to be part of Major League Baseball’s Grapefruit League excitement, you only have until March 25 to get to a game. Only eight games are remaining in the two stadiums that are close to Boca Grande. Those are Charlottte Sports Park, on El Jobean Road, in Port Charlotte; and CoolToday Park, at […]
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The City of North Port’s negotiation team has recommended the City cease the negotiations for a potential public-private partnership with WMS Development Group LLC for the future of Warm Mineral Springs Park. As the team conducted extensive due diligence, the developers revised their proposal to no longer take on the operation of the springs, citing […]
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Spring has been an active season at the Boca Grande Community Center, and that pace will continue through the summer. Events include: Youth fishing tournament – 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 18 Grab your fishing pole and tackle box and come join the family fun at our youth fishing tournament. Tournaments are for boys and […]
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It was perhaps the briefest of Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meetings. The Wednesday, March 13 meeting included just one item on the agenda, an accessory building for a garden by applicant Peggy Stanley. Stanley serves on the Board but recused herself from the meeting, to be an applicant herself. Members present included Barbary Wickwire, […]
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Barrier Island Parks Society will host the Red Tide Forum with Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with a diverse panel of distinguished scientists. Among them are Dr. Cynthia Heil, senior scientist and director of Mote Marine Laboratory’s Red Tide Institute, and […]
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BY HARRY KALAJIAN As a dog owner, sooner or later you will opt for some obedience classes. Owners must realize professional dog trainers are not magicians, they just know the proper steps needed according to your dogs character and temperament. They also know what method and tools will be necessary for the training. Each dog […]
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On Sunday morning, the day after the Strawberry Festival, a four-year-old boy posed a question. “Can we go to the Strawberry Beach?” The boy, unconcerned with actual geography, thought the whole island was about strawberries. Saturday, he had eaten a whole shortcake by himself, unwilling to share one bite, or split it with his big […]