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Placida boat ramp temporary closure

The boat ramp at Placida Park, 6499 Boca Grande Causeway, Placida, FL 33946 will be closed for repair work on July 8, 2024…
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Major landscaping for 5th Street Boca Grande gateway

BY THE GASPARILLA ISLAND CONSSERVATION & IMPROVEMENT ASSOC. The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Assoc…
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Golf cart parade on Fourth of July

Independence Day is right around the corner, and lineup for Boca Grande’s annual Fourth of July parade begins at 8:30 a.m…
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New laws July 1: End for balloon releases, pickups ok at HOAs

After July 1, public balloon releases will now be illegal in Florida…
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Preservation Board reviews new Community Center details

The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will meet at 10 a.m. on…
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Propeller strike highlights dangerous boating weekend

Useppa assists in boat resembling beached whale Area fire and EMS had a busy afternoon last Saturday, June 22, with call…
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Grouper for a quarter: Memories of early fishing

Many of us start fishing as kids, introduced by parents or grandparents. It seems to me the younger we are exposed to the o…

America’s Signers of the Declaration ‘put it all on the line’

Americans often take for granted the hard-won freedoms celebrated at the Fourth of July. We should not. Our duty not to…

Briefs: Charlotte’s Flores now state president

Charlotte County Administrator Hector Flores will begin a one-year term as president of the Florida Association of County M…
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Share the shore with nesting birds this Fourth

Although beachside fireworks shows are entertaining to people, the bursts of color and noise wreak havoc on coastal birds —…