Written by Boca Grande Health Clinic on . Posted in Health & Wellness, News.
Boca Grande Health Clinic is pleased to present the next episode in its “Secrets to Longevity” web video series, where we pay tribute to Boca Grande’s seniors. “We had such a great response to these videos when we launched the longevity series last year that we are continuing the series throughout 2023,” said Mark Driscoll, […]
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Madi loves to cook and bake, and is quite good at it, according to her mother, Dana, as well as others who have had the good fortune to be recipients of her culinary generosity. Madi’s reputation as a great cook and a wonderful young person gained public recognition during the COVID pandemic, when she wasn’t even a teenager yet.
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By Capt Sandy Melvin After the destruction from Hurricane Ian showcased a need for stronger storage options in our area, the Boca Grande and Cape Haze communities will soon have a new enclosed storage facility available for large RVs, boats, collectible cars, etc. Grande Storage Condos has recently announced plans to begin construction of 52 […]
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Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 72 samples along Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in nine samples: six in Pinellas County and three in Manatee County. We continue to use satellite imagery (USF and NOAA NCCOS) to help track this patchy event. Additional details […]
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To the Editor: The members of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church and the Very Reverend Michelle Robertshaw, as well as the members of First Baptist Church of Boca Grande and Dr. Gary L. Beatty, Pastor write to publicly thank the Disaster Relief Fund and the Boca Grande Woman’s Club. We are overwhelmed and humbled by the […]
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To the Editor: On behalf of Suncoast Humane Society, we wish to thank the Boca Grande community for their overwhelming support of the second Annual Dogs for Dogs Fundraiser held March 18th. Over $20,000 was raised in support of Suncoast’s mission to provide programs, services and support of pets and the people who love them, […]
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Hope Hutchins Benton, died unexpectedly on March 3, 2023 at the age of 83, just two days after her best birthday ever. She was in the Bahamas, on a boat, with her family and friends. She had taken a joy ride on a zodiac around Conception Island in the Exumas, which has to be the […]
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Patricia Goddard Hicks, born April 11, 1945, passed away on March 13, 2023. Patricia was born in St. Petersburg and lived there until moving to Tampa in 1958. She attended and graduated from H.B. Plant High School. She then attended Principia College for two years and graduated from Florida State University in 1966. She then […]
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The cleanup is one big ray of sunshine in the whole mess. Thanks to some help from Boca Grande resident Bryan Troutman and a few of his friends, a state representative was contacted and made aware of the situation. The rodent problem, the smell and the general feeling of depression residents felt while living amongst piles of rubble had been going on for far too long. It began on Wednesday, and residents counted somewhere between 30 and 40 loads that had already been removed. The county will be cleaning in three phases – cleaning up what is already at the curb, cleaning up around the homes and finally, removing the destroyed units. They expect to be finished at a fairly rapid rate, though, possibly in two to three weeks.
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If you’re reading this on Friday, March 17 before 1 p.m.. make a plan to stop by Hudson’s Grocery and taste some of the newest Florida wine to hit the market. Co-founder Marshall Bush, daughter of island residents Maggie and Marvin Bush, will be on hand to answer questions and introduce you to the chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon selections this new company has to offer.