Tag: Friends of Boca Grande

‘Ten Restaurants That Changed America’ at Friends lecture

BY FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE Join the Friends on Friday, January 10, at 4:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s for a lecture by Yale Professor Paul Freedman on his book, “Ten Restaurants That Changed...

A welcome for the director of Mount Vernon

January 2, 2025
Garland Pollard
Editorial, Events

Next Wednesday, Doug Bradburn, director of Mount Vernon, will visit the island as part of a Friends of Boca Grande lecture in their History and Heritage series. Most people over a certain...

Friends of Boca Grande move office to marine containers

December 19, 2024
Garland Pollard
Breaking News, News

Friends of Boca Grande are now operating out of old marine containers for offices, as they wait for repairs to the Boca Grande Community Center, which was flooded during hurricanes Helene and...

Mount Vernon president here to talk Washington

December 12, 2024
Staff Report
Entertainment, Events, News

On January 8 at 5 p.m., Douglas Bradburn, the president and CEO of George Washington’s Mount Vernon and well-known author will present the reasons you should follow George Washington by speaking...

Books: Great restaurants, extinction, Egypt and happiness

November 21, 2024
Boca Beacon
Entertainment, News

2025 Book series with Roger Lewis’ picks BY FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE Each year, the Friends of Boca Grande have a book series with titles picked by Roger Lewis. Below are titles for the...

Friends Annual Meeting addresses plans for season, construction

November 14, 2024
Anna Ridilla
Featured News, News

With flooding damage, group reviews construction plans Remediation of the Boca Grande Community Center from Hurricanes Milton and Helene will continue into 2025. The Crowninshield House will...

Grande Chorus finds Christmas concert home

October 25, 2024
Staff Report
News

The Grande Chorus is planning to proceed with its Christmas concert with regular members and would like to invite others to join. Because of the closure of the Community Center, practices will...

Friends of Boca Grande Postpones Programs Amid Storm Recovery

October 18, 2024
Staff Report
News

Friends of Boca Grande Community Center will postpone all scheduled programs for November and December as the island continues its recovery from storms Helene and Milton, both of which flooded the...

Roof tiling continues, leak fixes at Community Center

September 12, 2024
Staff Report
Breaking News, News

Work continues on the tile roof of the Boca Grande Community Center, which was damaged by Hurricane Ian. This repair work is separate from the renovations and additions to the Community Center...

Artificial Intelligence and the year ahead at Friends

Editor’s Note: The Friends of Boca Grande just released their 2024-25 Happenings booklet, in mail soon. On the cover is a talk with Heidi McKee on Artificial Intelligence. As an experiment, the...