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Project manager announces time frame for construction and demolition debris pickup from island roadsides

What do you do with more than 20,000 cubic yards of landscape debris? Other than to make a very large salad for a beaver, p…

Banyan Gasparilla Sound turning a new page in their playbook to cope with supply and demand after storm

Hurricane Ian has turned Southwest Florida upside down in many ways, including the delay of many projects slated for constr…

‘We thought this was the last stop’

Retirees at Gasparilla Mobile Estates are hanging on to hope that eviction won’t be the end of their golden years Gaspar…
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Island traditions upheld:  Community Tree Lighting, Christmas Walk dates announced

While many are still recovering from Hurricane Ian, no mere hurrican…
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Cases of the flu, RSV continue to rise as holiday season approaches

Influenza is hitting the U.S. unusually early and very hard. The New…

Do hurricanes have anything to do with red tide? Read on

We’ve often wondered if there really is a correlation between red tide and hurricanes, and scientists now seem confident en…

Boca Grande Garden Club announces 2022-23 schedule of events

By Catherine Ballman, Boca Grande Garden Club Along with everyone and everything on Gasparilla Island, the Boca Grande G…

Three national mentions in just one week? Awwww, we’re blushing

Getting Google alerts is a good thing sometimes, because you can see what other people are saying about you. Take this week…

OBITUARY: Penny Griggs Doerge

Penelope Griggs Doerge, 16, daughter of Chad and Kate Doerge, sister of Henry and Frankie, died at home in Glen Cove, N.Y…

CELEBRATION OF LIFE

A memorial service to celebrate Mary Tucker’s life will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. at the Lighthouse United Me…