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Red tide status this week

Over the past week red tide was present in very low to high concentrations in and offshore of Sarasota County, background t…
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: FWC extends the deadline for waivers for unsalvageable vessels following Hurricane Ian

To the Editor: Following Hurricane Ian’s landfall, vessel owners were given a 45-day grace period to bring derelict vess…
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A letter of thanks for so many things

To the Editor:   This Thanksgiving we are thankful for PCI C…

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…

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 hurricane can stop the spirit of Boca Grande during the holiday…
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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 York Times reports that we are seeing the most hospita…

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…