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Business & Real Estate: Allegiant New Orleans and Toledo flights
Allegiant this week begins service from Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Ai…
Snowman and tree on South McCall
The Mavis Tires and Brakes shop on McCall in Englewood got its holiday spirit early with a green Christmas tree and a white…
Ladies Fa La La La Luncheon at Lighthouse United Methodist Church
Ladies (not just Methodists!) are invited to the Fa La La La Luncheon at Lighthouse United Methodist Church, 325 West 3rd S…
The GICIA celebrates completion of Bike Path landscaping project
BY THE GASPARILLA ISLAND CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION…
2026 Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic begins in January; Register now
The Boca Beacon’s Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic opens on Saturday…
Back to back G.I.F.T. winners
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
This year we have a back to back champion with Tina Sexton taking home the trophy with her two…
Meet some faces of a few of the Gasparilla Island’s small businesses this Christmas season
Above, Sarah Holt, Lizzie Ahlers and Kerri Jacobs at Bella Vida.
This Christmas shopping season is the first full season…
Burrowing owl effort expands on Cape Haze
Just off Gasparilla Island, a small colony of Florida burrowing owls – a state-threatened species – is holding on as develo…
The many days of extended Thanksgiving week shopping
A nice long weekend is ahead. But it is a busy week ahead too, as there are a flurry of new(ish) holidays that follow Thank…
Sarah Sharp Farish, 1942-2025
Sarah Sharp Farish passed away on November 24, 2025 at home in Boca Grande, Florida, surrounded by her family.
Raised in…