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‘We’re just overwhelmed’: Gasparilla Mobile Estates residents seek assistance to figure out their next steps after the storm

January 28, 2022
On Sunday, Jan. 16 at 6:37 a.m. the winds of change blew at 110 mph for many residents of Gasparilla Mobile Estates. The EF-1 tornado that touched down and cut a narrow swath through the p…

ROLLING! The Boca Grande Film Festival has begun

January 28, 2022
While it was a rainy night for the opening party of the Boca Grande Film Festival, the people who gathered in the Boca Grande Community Center Woman’s Club Room were warm and sheltered from the el…

Two weekends, two art shows

January 28, 2022
This weekend the Boca Grande Art Center will present their annual President’s Art Show, featuring four past presidents of the long-standing organization. It will feature works in oil, acrylic, pas…

Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic off to a great start

January 28, 2022
The Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic is back on this year and has been extremely well received. Tennis players and spectators alike have had an eventful first week. As this week of tennis comes to…

Living a life of well-being: Meditation, Part II

January 28, 2022
The practice of creating instant well being is not simply a matter of wishful thinking, it just takes practice. For example, imagine that you, before you start your day, have put into place all th…

Janet Gillespie recalls the origin of the Bike Parade and other events at History Bytes

January 28, 2022
Gillespie arrived on the Island in December 1978 to work in management for the newly constructed Boca Grande Club. She tells this story and 25 years worth of other information at the first of this…

The Boca Grande Garden Club to dig in the dirt with Barbara Robinson

January 28, 2022
By Cathy Ballman, Boca Grande Garden Club Barbara Paul Robinson’s life includes a lot of “firsts.” She was the first woman to make partner at the legendary Debevoise & Plimpton law firm, sh…

Royal Palm Players announcements include good news and bad

January 28, 2022
The Royal Palm Players have worked hard this year to be creative and bring you live theater, despite the complications of COVID. They were able to move “Inherit the Wind” outside and sold out to e…

You’ve got a date with the doctor on February 1

January 28, 2022
Boca Grande’s Dr. Daly Walker has released his second collection of short stories, “The Doctor’s Dilemma” and will discuss them in a Literary Series event on February 1. Daly creates poignant worl…

Online access for GIBA toll pass holders is available now

January 28, 2022
As the island welcomes seasonal visitors back to Boca Grande, the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority wants to encourage all toll pass account holders to register for online toll account monitoring…