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How the sailor and the island girl fell in love … a moment in time at Fugate’s celebrated
BY TONYA BRAMLAGE – In November of 2020, Gasparilla Magazine shared the story of local love birds John and Helen Brouwer wit…
GICIA partners with Mote on acoustic tagging at Mercabo Cove
SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA – In October 2015 the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association realized that the pe…
Johann Fust Library Foundation to present: Island Booknotes 2021
STAFF REPORT – The Johann Fust Library Foundation will present a series entitled: Island Booknotes 2021: Live Stream. The fi…
2021 Boca Grande Film Festival announces 11th film in line-up for virtual event
STAFF REPORT – The 3rd Annual (but first-ever virtual) Boca Grande Fi…
Garden Club flourishes despite COVID restrictions
BY CATHY BALLMAN – The Boca Grande Garden Club’s 2020-2021 season con…
Boca Grande Art Center cultivates the artists of the next generation through support and scholarships
BY TONYA BRAMLAGE – Alliances are not always created equal, as is the case of the Boca Grande Art Center, and their commitme…
Hall, Kissinger and McCloskey to be featured in Boca Grande Art Center ‘President’s Show’ at the end of February
BY T MICHELE WALKER – The Boca Grande Art Center will host the second annual “President’s Show” beginning Friday, Feb. 26 at…
PROFILE: Zach Rogalski
BY T MICHELE WALKER – Most people spend their weekends relaxing away from work. Zach Rogalski, the new general manager of th…
OBITUARY: Claude ‘Allen’ Sparks
Claude “Allen” Sparks, 58, of Fort Ogden, FL. passed away on Friday, Jan. 29, 2020 in Port Charlotte, surrounded by his love…
Community-funded initiatives progress at Boca Grande Preschool
BY MARGUERITE TREMELIN – Even in troubled times, there are causes for celebration. Five of them are right here at Boca Grand…