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■ STAFF REPORT Remember those guys who will do just about anything for anyone, including putting up banners for events, rescuing sea turtles and decorating tall spaces for Christmas? You know who we mean, the guys from the Boca Grande Fire Department. This is your chance to thank them for what they do in our […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call of a stolen vehicle at the Pink Elephant, at the corner of 5th Street and Bayou, on December 28 at approximately 7 p.m. According to reports, the complainant said he parked his vehicle at The Pink Elephant around 5:30 p.m. for dinner, but […]
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■ BY PRISCILLA MASSELINK The Wyeth family gathers in Palm Springs on Christmas Eve around 2004, where embarrassing family secrets are revealed, lubricated by plenty of booze and resentments. “Other Desert Cities,” a play by Jon Robin Baitz, was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize in drama. This is the fourth collaboration between Royal […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Boca Grande Club Inc., is hosting its 12th annual Tennis Fur Ball on January 22, 2020, at the Boca Grande Club’s clubhouse. The cost of admission is $125 per person, which includes dinner, beverages, a 50/50 cash raffle and the opportunity to bid on exciting live and silent auction items. Proceeds from […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Finance/Audit Committee conducted a meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 8 in the GIBA administration office. GIBA executive staff are currently testing a new website that will allow customers to pay their bills online. “The new site will allow people to check their balances, add money to their accounts […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN New York City Broadway Director Joshua Gold will be directing the Royal Palm Players’ musical “Nunsense” this upcoming spring. Several performances are planned for March. Originally from New York City, Josh’s parents moved to the Tampa Bay area, where he spent his formative years and completed high school. He earned his bachelor […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Editorial, Letters to the Editor, News, Opinion.
To the Editor: For the good of the community, let’s reduce or eliminate leaf blower usage around Boca Grande. We all come here to enjoy family and friends, the outdoors, and the peace and quiet and beauty of this island. The use of loud, smelly and toxic leaf blowers is reducing our ability to have […]
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To the Editor: I salute you for your efforts to shine some light on the serious erosion of Boca Grande’s character presently taking place along the seawall in town. We all have a lot to lose here. This is just one more example of a really sad situation within the community which seems hopeless. Good […]
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To the Editor: I just read your editorial column in the recent Boca Beacon. I too am appalled at the circumstances of handling that “death situation.” I am retired from a 40-year career in cardiology. That was totally mishandled. That lady should have been evaluated by emergency medical personnel. What if she had only been […]
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■ STAFF REPORT The death of a 40-year-old man in Boca Grande Isles will be ruled as an accidental traffic homicide, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Peer August Segelke, of Blacksburg, Va., was riding on the back of a golf cart on Treasure Lane in Boca Grande Isles on Monday, Nov. 18 when […]