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Shorebird nesting season

Shorebird/seabird beach nesting season begins Feb. 15, 2024. Each nesting season, Charlotte County staff installs temporari…
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Bintelli golf cart for auction at March 2 Strawberry Fest

Auction item donations continue to stream in for the March 2 Strawberry Festival. Last year, the big donation prize was a v…
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Post office expert gives guidance on service options

About 17 Boca Grande citizens came out Saturday, Feb. 9 for a meeting at the Community Center on the situation with the U.S…

New Gasparilla Island Magazine Out

Look out for the March/April edition of Gasparilla Magazine, featuri…
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Dates set for tarpon tournament season

The dates for upcoming Boca Grande tarpon tournaments have been set…
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Manta Ray expert swims into Cape Haze Feb. 22

Jessica Pate, the lead scientist for the Florida Manta Project, will be in town on Thursday, Feb. 22 to speak on The Myster…
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Islanders need a lift in recent elevator entrapments

Last Saturday Feb. 10, there was an elevator entrapment on island. The Boca Grande Fire Department quickly rescued stuck pa…

Briefly: Golf cart tip

On Friday, Feb. 9, there was a report to the Boca Grande Fire Department of a flipped golf cart. The report came at 10:28 p…

Historic Preservation Board approves projects

Two projects, including a signature house at 181 Gilchrist Ave., were unanimously approved by the Boca Grande Historic Pres…

History Bytes: A ‘true Southern lady’ Mary Ellen Vickers Parkinson

The second History Bytes program for 2024 featured Boca Grande native Carolyn Parkinson Nabers sharing about her mother’s l…