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Business & Real Estate: The Gasparilla Inn cited as top Florida resort

The Gasparilla Inn earned a World’s Best Award from Travel + Leisure. It had not made the list since 2021. It had a reader…

Hudson elected to Foundation board

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County’s Board of Directors recently elected officers for its 2025-26 fiscal year and…

Boca Grande Fire Department: Meet the rest of the fleet

The second newest addition to the BGFD fleet, after the new Silver King (see story here) is the 3,000-gallon tanker shown a…
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Reel crime: Damficare robbers take boat tackle

On Saturday, July 12, Deputy David Scozzafava of the Lee County Sher…
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Barrier Island Parks sets date of Light Keeper’s Open tournament

Barrier Island Parks Society has set the date for the return of the…
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New AI skin cancer detection device used at Boca Grande Health Clinic

Skin cancer is one of the most common – and treatable – types of cancer when detected early. To promote early detection, th…
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The Island School, Ainger score ‘A’ on state tests

Schools of excellence The Island School has earned an A for the eighth time in a row in the annual Florida Department of…
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New Silver King at the Fire Department 

This week, there were two Silver King engines at the Boca Grande Fire Department, the old one, waiting transport off island…
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Methodist Church explains position after online comments 

Lighthouse United Methodist Church has responded to criticism in social media that it is behind or supporting all the eleme…
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Relief on horizon: Sea Grape bathroom build

While construction has not commenced on the Sea Grape bathroom at Gasparilla Island State Park, there is progress. The bath…