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BY JACK SHORT As the water crosses that magical temperature threshold somewhere in the mid-70s, the fish and the things that eat them are becoming more active. And, of course, so are the fishermen, but unfortunately, with that increased activity comes an increase in accidental or negligent behavior. Some standup paddleboarders who asked to remain […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE Next week marks the end of open enrollment at The Island School for the next school year and, at this time, 57 applications have been received. According to Head of School Jean Thompson, those are great numbers for the island’s little school, as the maximum number of students is 60. “March 27 […]
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BY JACK SHORT The three plans outlined in a recent Beacon story failed to gain traction between the two main sides in an ongoing debate over parking on the Gilchrist Avenue Median. “Our hope was that they could get close enough to agree on one option,” said a representative of Lee County, “but they each […]
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Does the idea of a guided tour through a quiet, beautiful restored parcel of GICIA Land Conservancy Property sound nice? How about the chance to catch a glimpse of the elusive and rarely seen mangrove cuckoo? On Friday, March 27, and Saturday, April 25, GICIA is offering guided tours through one of its conservancy parcels […]
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Help choose the book that the whole island will read! One Big Grande Boca Book Club, a joint project of the Johann Fust Library Foundation and Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center, is now taking nominations for the book that will be featured in next year’s program. This year’s event, which featured three books […]
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BY JACK SHORT Peter Roberts has a small town sensibility, tempered by southern hospitality. There’s also some Texan straight-shooting in there, literally and figuratively, which is something you don’t get to say very often. He grew up in Old Greenwich, Ct., hence the small town influence. But Peter went to lengths to avoid staying planted […]
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To the Editor: Ive been part of the community on this island for 30 years. My wife for 50 years. I’m insulted that you apparently think I’m not part of it. When I ran for a position on the GIBA board my platform was simple, don’t use the bridge as a gate. We tried that […]
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BY JACK SHORT This is the seond installment in a series of stories regarding the United Methodist Chuch of Boca Grande’s trip to Cuba in February. The second leg of the Cuba journey, after difficulties with customs entering the country, was a short jaunt from the airport to a house church about an hour away. […]
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Nearly 400 people attended the Boca Grande Historical Society’s Tour of Historic Homes last Thursday. Almost 100 gathered for the luncheon at the Gasparilla Inn preceding the tour to hear Bill Morton and Davis Hammond, owners of two of the houses on the tour, muse about life in Boca Grande over the decades and the […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE The Boca Grande Fire Department has clarified some information that many have asked about regarding aeromedical helicopter landing zones. With an increase in activity on the island there have been medical helicopter landings, and one in particular on Gasparilla Road left some people with questions. According to Fire Chief C.W. Blosser, aeromedical […]