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“Sunscreen is a surprising culprit of ocean pollution, and one that’s getting the attention it deserves. Not only are the c…

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Lots of tarpon are still being caught in Boca Grande Pass, Little Gasparilla Pass, and out on t…

BY ARLENE HALL BGSTA SECRETARY The most exciting part of turtle nesting season began last week, when hatchlings from th…

Somewhere in the intense mid- ‘80s, I took videographer Gary Sulliva…

A volunteer seagrass monitoring program through the University of Fl…

BY KRISTEN VARELA-SCHILD At my father’s memorial, I was a little jealous. Jealous of the stories my brother told of conn…

The Englewood Art Center, a division of Ringling College of Art and Design, is offering visitors and residents a chance to…

The July/August edition of Gasparilla Island Magazine is out with new feature stories, recipes, shopping and social pages.&…

BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY The late Robert Fischer, author of “Boca Grande: Once A Railroad Town,” wrote that…

This year’s tarpon season ended on a rainy note, with many female tarpon heading out of the Boca Grande Pass early to spawn…