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You might think it’s just burrow, eat, mate, repeat, but the life of one of our oldest species on earth is being threatened every day

Gopher tortoises love Gasparilla Island. They gravitate to areas with sun, sand and great weather, not unlike the humans wh…

Density meeting in Charlotte County set for February 28

The Charlotte County hearing on Cape Haze density is set for 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 28 in Room 119 of the Murdock Admi…
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History Bytes: The Boca Grande Hotel, post mortem

The final History Bytes session of the season was a rousing success as dozens of people gathered in the Fust loggia to hear…

St. Andrew’s speaker to discuss common ground, difficult dialog

As part of the “Faith and …” speaker’s series at St. Andrew’s Church…

Ever heard of the B.E.G.? Meet them at Economic Summit 2023

The Boca Economics Group is back at 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, arm…
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Come for the cleanup, stay for the fun! 

The GICIA is holding an island-wide cleanup on Saturday morning, March 18. Hurricane Ian dealt Boca Grande a major blow and…

The Strawberry Festival – traditional fun with some differences

  You don’t have to be silent when visiting the big tent with the auction items at the 2023 United Methodist Women’…

JF Library Foundation presents Layng Martine Jr.

The Johann Fust Library Foundation is excited to present accomplished songwriter and author Layng Martine, Jr., who will sp…

Remember this view? It’s back!

It took a minute, but the kayak launch at 19th Street is back in business! The launch, part of the Great Calusa Blueway Pad…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Ched McConnell

Indomitable is kind of an old fashioned word. You don’t hear it used much today. If you say someone has an indomitable spir…