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‘Hearts Filled With Love’; PanCan event this Saturday, April 29
By Boots Tolsdorf
Where have your “Hearts” gone?
They have landed on Ann Fletcher’s Christmas tree!
In December of…
Strawberry Festival wrap-up shows amazing numbers, generous islanders
By Susan Hanafee
If there had been any concerns that the 2023 Strawberry Festival would suffer as a result of Hurricane…
A flooded causeway took precedence at latest GIBA meeting
Flooding on the Gasparilla Island Causeway after Hurricane Ian was the main topic of discussion for the spring meeting of t…
Alice’s Secret Garden: A piece of the Fust Library, named for an island visionary
Submitted by the Johann Fust Library Foundation
On Friday, April…
Knight named new BGHS president, Blaha to serve as vice president
Johns Knight is the newly-elected president of the Boca Grande Histo…
Saying goodbye to Rev. Martyn
It was a sad farewell on Sunday, April 23 at the Lighthouse United Methodist Church of Boca Grande, as Rev. Martyn Atkins t…
Celebrating the Gasparilla Island Lighthouse
The Gasparilla Island Lighthouse is open for business again. The historic structure was seriously dam…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Todd Simonds
“Being able to write a good paragraph can get you almost anywhere.”
That’s the thinking of Todd Simonds, whose own life…








