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BY BOOTS TOLSDORF – If you are lucky enough to have a ticket for the performance of “Leading Ladies,” directed by lovable, wonderful and talented Tad Ingram, you are in for a rollicking good time. Spoiler alert: think ‘“Some Like it Hot.” Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.’ And make sure you take some Aleve before you come. Otherwise, […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno was the guest at a special fundraiser here on the island recently and got a check from a very special contributor for his election fund. Some contributions came in after the reception was over, including one that was very special. The $1,000 check came from former […]
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To the Editor: Two years ago, when my father’s signet ring had worn thin, we discovered Manny at Barbara Anne’s Jewelry. So this year, when my wedding rings broke at home up north and I was told they could not be repaired; I thought, “I bet Manny can do it.” Sure enough, soon after we […]
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To the Editor: As a new arrival whose first swim in the Gulf was enlivened by finding some unexpected rocks to rest upon on Boca’s otherwise featureless concrete corniche, I was surprised to find them an object of controversy. In 1969, while covering the Apollo 11 launch for Conde’ Nast, I was startled to find […]
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Allen C. “Bud” Boucher of Pittsford, N.Y. and Boca Grande passed away on February 5, 2020. He was born in Rochester, N.Y. on February 12, 1922 to Alberta and Clarence Boucher. Allen was a graduate of Deerfield Academy and Amherst College, and served in the Navy during World War II. He began his career as […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – John Paul Turner may have been born in Sarasota, but he’s a true Boca Grande local. “I think as soon as I could leave the hospital we were headed toward the bridges back to the island,” John Paul said. He was one of the first students to attend kindergarten through fifth grade […]
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In an act of good faith and a love of our island community, the owners of the property located on the Promenade at 3rd Street and the beach have moved the rock structure that was blocking the historic walking path. Doug and Carolyn Comrie’s representative told the Boca Beacon that they were in the process […]
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BY KATHY BANSON-VERRICO – A new sidewalk from North Gulf Shores to the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Bike Path was discussed at the quarterly meeting of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority, held on Tuesday, Feb. 4. The Board discussed with members of the Gulf Shores North Property Owners Association the plans for the creation of […]
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STAFF REPORT – Ooh, la la! That is what guests had to say as they entered the Lavender Bistro on Pilot Street Friday evening. The Bistro, also known as the home of Dennis and Marsy Doan, was the setting for a French dinner purchased at the 2019 Strawberry Festival. The menu included Julia Child’s famous beef […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Not one, but two, speakers were at the first installment of the History Bytes program held on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at the Johann Fust Community Library, and both were mesmerizing. Particularly because they were actually just one person. What was advertised as a 35- to 40-minute discussion of Mayflower facts and figures […]