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State Park parking discussed at county meetings

One recently proposed solution to the parking issue in Boca Grande is to create extra parking spaces in the Gasparilla Isla…
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Mallet Club winds up season with full slate on three courts

Above, John Guido, Laurien Trowell and Lewis Carlisle. BY LAURIEN TROWELL The Gasparilla Mallet Club held its end-of-…

Remembering a visit to the old South and Dixie, in Brazil 

BY JIM COCHRUN The following account is a little-known piece of our American Civil War history that I unexpectedly stumb…
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Lionfish challenge

The Florida FWC 2026 Lionfish Challenge begins Friday, May 22 and ru…
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Kids Needs gift

Kids’ Needs of Greater Englewood was inadvertently left off the list…
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Clinic: Mother’s Day is perfect time to reflect on women’s health

BY NATALIE COLE, R.N. BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC If you are struggling to think of the perfect gift this Mother’s Day, co…
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Chlorine notice from GIWA

Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. will be performing a system purge by changing its disinfection process from chlor…
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New Mako’s at Tiffany Square

Chef Mike Klocinski has recently opened Mako’s Coastal Kitchen in the Tiffany Square shopping center in Englewood. They off…
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Audubon reminds on shore nesting season

FROM FLORIDA AUDUBON The beach bird nesting season has begun along Florida’s coasts. Spring and summer mark critical tim…
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Hey, I don’t look in your bedroom!

An osprey has settled in and made a cozy home atop the old railroad trestle near the causeway, keeping watch over the water…