Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
You can’t make this stuff up; yes, it could really happen. I’m still acquiring details, but the current 46th Secretary of Commerce is proposing Amendment 59, which covers bottom fish closures for Florida waters for three months to help rebuild fish stocks. Specifically, the proposal is for federal waters from the Florida/Georgia line south to […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
This is some week. Those of us who looked out onto the waters to our west might have thought it either funny, or annoying (depending on your party), that President Donald Trump had decided to “rename” what we call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America as a stunt. On Tuesday, and this week […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Profiles.
Pretty much everybody loves a good love story, and Karen and Randy Reid have a great one to tell. They worked together at a hospital in Memphis. She was in pharmacy and he was in ophthalmology. They each had a “romantic interest” in the wings, Karen said, but decided to go out to dinner together. […]
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During the first event held in the Community Center Auditorium this year,Emilie-Claire Barlow performed with her longtime bandmates, bassist Jon Maharaj and celebrated guitarist (and recent recipient of the Order of Canada) Reg Schwager. friendsofbocagrande.org Photos by Dusty
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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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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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“Beechers, Stowes, and Yankee Strangers: The Transformation of Florida” by John T. Foster Jr., and Sarah Foster Modern Florida’s transformation into a destination for tourists and retirees began with a group of Yankee reformers, including Harriet Beecher Stowe and her brother Charles. This book delves into their efforts and their impact on post-Civil War […]
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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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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 […]