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Hindsight is 2020 …
BY KATHY JAMES – No one will dispute that the year 2020 had its challenges, the biggest being COVID-19, the global pandemi…
Ready to catch the big one? Mark your calendar for the youth fishing tournament on February 27
STAFF REPORT – Grab your fishing pole and tackle box and come join the family fun at our youth fishing tournament on Satur…
GICIA Mercabo Cove seagrass planting effort brought to light
SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA – In January 2016, the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association successfully acqu…
‘A Better Shot’ program at Lemon Bay Golf Course celebrates 25 years of giving to the community
Shown from left to right in the photo: Ben McCoy, director of golf …
A quick salmon recipe from Chef Perkins: Fast and delicious
Braden Perkins was born in New Orleans and grew up in Boston. Brad…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Not everyone can ‘Ditch the Cart’
To the Editor: The recent “Ditch the Cart, Live Longer” polemic advising golf on foot rather than by cart has it wrong. My…
PROFILE: George Benisek
BY TONYA BRAMLAGE – This is no fish tale of that you can be sure, although George Benisek has no shortage of fisherman tal…
Historic Preservation Board meeting begins with request for NHR input from community
BY SUSAN HANAFEE – The chairman of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday urged all residents to let the…
Organizations turn to creativity in unusual season
BY SUSAN HANAFEE – Virtual speakers, open air musicals, art shows without the usual wine and cheese receptions, pop-up his…
BGHS takes note of a rare ‘Magna Carta’
BY SUSAN HANAFEE – Jim Blaha calls the mountain of material the Boca Grande Historical Society received from the attic of …