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SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB – The holidays are off to a “Grande” start at the Boca Grande Garden Club! On Wednesday, at its annual luncheon, the Club’s designers showed we can celebrate with everything from red roses and berries, to orange or blue coral with white orchids, to red bromeliads and candy […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Just when I thought nothing more about the Gilchrist parking situation would surprise me, I found I was wrong. The proposal by the Gilchrist Neighborhood Association has really left me scratching my normally objective head. It’s time again to bring this to people’s attention, because there’s a slim chance Lee County Commissioners […]
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Theresa Matos of Boca Grande passed away peacefully at her home early Tuesday morning, December 1, 2015. She lost her battle to lung cancer, though she fought to the end. Theresa was surrounded by her family as she went to be with God.
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The wait is almost over! Boca Bargains will open for the season on Saturday, Nov. 28 at 9 a.m.The store’s shelves and racks are filled thanks to the community’s generous donations, but there is always room for more. Boca Bargains will be accepting donations from 9 to 11 a.m. on days they are open – […]
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Local artist Carroll Swayze will be hosting her 28th annual Studio Party and once-a-year art sale on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 3 to 11 p.m. in north Englewood, 2373 Donovan Road.
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BY MISTY NICHOLS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GICIA The GICIA has set its sights on Mercabo (the 30-acre parcel at the entrance to the Boca Grande Causeway). With the threat of development looming and Charlotte County again amending their comprehensive plan to allow for an increase in density from the current 3.5 units up to […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE The first major cold front of the season, complete with heavy winds, didn’t dampen the fishing enthusiasm for the 2015 Gasparilla Island Fly Fishing Tournament. Four redfish were caught on fly in less than great conditions. There were seven teams in all, 14 competitors.
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It’s always amazing when lives are saved by the fates, good fortune and kind hearts. Mark Futch rediscovered that feeling last Thursday as he cruised in his seaplane up around the Peace River just north of the Nav-a-Gator Restaurant. Mark was with Rogan White, son of author Randy Wayne White. He was teaching him to […]
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Edmund Morris, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author, will be speaking at the Boca Grande Community Center about his book entitled, “Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan,” at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 2. The only biography ever authorized by a sitting President, Mr. Morris will be speaking about the 13 years of exhaustive research he did in […]
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The Literature Forum inaugurated its 2015-2016 season on November 12 with an excellent presentation of Eudora Welty’s novella, “The Ponder Heart.” The discussion was ably led by David Jenkins, a veteran Literature Forum presenter and participant, and was dedicated to Bob Shandorf, the loyal Forum member and presenter who died unexpectedly last summer. Bob was […]