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BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY The sea turtle nesting season is now in its 11th week on Gasparilla Island, nearly…
What happened to Kiwanis on island? BY JAMES J. BLAHA, DIRECTOR BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER The Boca Grande Woma…
The Gasparilla Inn earned a World’s Best Award from Travel + Leisure. It had not made the list since 2021. It had a re…
The Community Foundation of Sarasota County’s Board of Directors recently elected officers for its 2025-26 fiscal year…
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On Saturday, July 12, Deputy David Scozzafava of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to Damficare Street in refe…

See the blue-green water of the Gulf of Mexico at Gasparilla Island State Park for yourself. You’ll be right next to the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse Museum built in 1890.