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Girl goes missing on beach, found quickly by deputies
Last Thursday, Dec. 26 a six-year-old girl was missing for about 15 minutes after being seen walking northbound of 1st Stre…
Busy December for Causeway crossings
The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will have final year-end numbers from the bridge at the end of this week; so far, th…
2025 resolutions include ‘mess with his sister less’
This Friday’s paper is the first of the new year. Despite still recovering from the dual hurricanes this fall, Boca Grande…
Get your 4-Digit listing updated for 2025
It’s the time of year to check on and update your listing in the 4-D…
Pink pachyderm in the Gulf sunset
On Saturday, Dec. 28, a pink elephant appeared in the clouds. The vi…
Red tide make for dead mullet
The island had a large number of dead mullet up and down the beach over the New Year, the result of a possible red tide out…
Branch manager
This osprey was making a nest near the Range Light last week. He was spied with a number of building materials, found acros…
Utilities meeting
The Charlotte County Commission has scheduled a utilities quarterly update meeting at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Roo…
Letters: Appreciation for Gasparilla Island sea turtle
To the Editor:
On behalf of our permit holder, Denise Juergens, I am writing this letter from the Boca Grande Sea Turtle…
Master of mid-century silk screen
The late illustrator Charley Harper created famous images of nature, for not only magazines, but biology textbooks. Curator…