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African dust in the wind brings beautiful ‘Grande’ sunsets to Gasparilla Island

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – If you haven’t noticed, it is officially summer in Southwest Florida. The humidity is back, the temper…

What do you do when a shark follows you home? Another hammerhead experience in island waters

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On Friday, June 18 Dianne Ryan and her daughter, Robin Ryan, decided to do things a bit differently wh…
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The Island School announces appointment of new head-of-school

SUBMITTED BY THE ISLAND SCHOOL – The Island School Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Christine O…

Are you interested in receiving a flu shot or COVID-19 booster in the fall?

SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – The Boca Grande Health…

Island shopkeepers have a message for would-be shoplifters: We’re watching you

STAFF REPORT – A shoplifting duo found out the hard way that Boca G…
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‘Walk with Me’ for the Lemon Bay Wrestling Club

BY T MICHELE WALKER – Michael Schyck can’t believe how much his beard has grown. “I’ve never gone past stubbles. It’s craz…

OBITUARY: Felix Manuel

It is with great sadness that we receive the news that Felix T. Manuel, born January 11, 1968, passed away on June 8, 2021…

OBITUARY: Tetlow Parham Park

Tetlow Parham Park of Ithaca, N.Y. passed away unexpectedly in her home on Thursday, May 20th, 2021 in the presence of her…

PROFILE: Scott Shanks

BY T MICHELE WALKER – Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the new mosquito man, Scott Shanks, and he’s er…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A lucky gopher tortoise, a lucky person who tried to run the turtle over and didn’t get caught

To the Editor: This morning I saw a vehicle driving over a tortoise nest. I went down to check on the nest and scared the …