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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Agenda item 26. That is the rather innocuous name of a precedent-setting topic of discussion for Lee County Commissioners on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Agenda Item 26 is Gilchrist Avenue parking, and commissioners will be voting on a final plan, thereby hopefully putting a very well-worn controversy to rest. The proposal to […]
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For the first time ever The Gasparilla Inn & Club has been voted the No.1 Resort in Florida by the two most esteemed consumer travel magazines in the same year. The historic resort, located in Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island, is honored as the No. 1 Resort in Florida (Gulf) in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2016 […]
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Today is the last day to bring candy to the Boca Grande Community Center for the annual Halloween Carnival, which will be held on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. Please bring one bag of individually-wrapped soft candy for each child you will be bringing.
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Veterans Day is a very special day for this country, and every year our veterans and victims of all wars are honored on the 11th day of the 11th month. This year we would once again like to honor some of our local veterans and their families. If you have a family member or close […]
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If you’ve ever wondered what the bridge tender’s house looks like on the inside or wanted to see the underside of the bridge, on Wednesday, Nov. 2 from 4 to 6 p.m. you will get your chance. Everyone is invited to celebrate the new Swing Bridge, on the bridge itself.
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What would Boca Grande be like today with no bridge to the mainland? What was island life like before the first bridge opened in 1958? Who promoted the building of the bridge, who opposed it and why? Did the bridge bring the changes people anticipated? Were there unintended consequences? How has the bridge shaped the […]
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This past week at the Boca Grande Child Care Center there was much pumpkin fun to be had, including measuring and weighing many pumpkins students brought in. Before they weighed and measured the pumpkins the children had a chance to make some predictions and estimations. Teacher Ms. Breon put a […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – Illusionist Craig Karges, award-winning entertainer and nationally recognized speaker, will be coming to the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Karges combines the art of magic with the science of psychology and the power of intuition to create the impression that nothing is impossible. […]
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Last June the community lost a man who truly loved to fish, and now his friends are honoring him with his own tournament. “Fish in Paradise: The First Annual Dylan Gonzalez Memorial Snook, Redfish and Trout Tournament & Fundraiser,” will be held on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 6:30 […]
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SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB – On Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium, the Boca Grande Garden Club will welcome this season’s first guest, internationally renowned author and highly acclaimed speaker Andrea Wulf. She will be talking about her book, “Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature […]