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GICIA asks for courtesy, safety on the Bike Path
To the Editor: The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association continues to encourage everyone to be safe a…
OBITUARY: James “Cappy” Joiner
James “Cappy” G. Joiner, Jr., 81, of Placida, Florida left this earth on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 from his Charlotte Coun…
PROFILE: John Mitchell
BY SUE IRWIN – Beautiful pieces of handcrafted art decorate the walls of John Mitchell’s home at the north end of the isla…
OBITUARY: James “Cappy” Joiner
James G. Joiner, Jr. “Cappy”, 81, of Placida, Florida left this ear…
Be ye Irish or otherwise … Come to the dog show!
■ STAFF REPORT
There once was a setter from Dublin,
Whose name was …
The passing of Cappy
■ STAFF REPORT Cappy Joiner, a generational island son and president of the Boca Grande Fishing Guides Association, passed…
Historic Preservation Board discusses Whiskey Row, questions mysterious Railroad Avenue project
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE
What started out as a relatively mundane Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting started exhib…
Mote scientist discusses some serious environmental issues at ‘Coffee’
■ BY SUE ERWIN Mote Marine scientist Dr. Robert Nowicki gave a brief presentation about his work entitled, “Sharks, Seagra…
Are you ready to go on safari?
■ STAFF REPORT Circle the last Saturday in March on your calendar for the annual tradition of the Boca Grande Spring Fair….
BIPS’ Green Gala to feature live auction chock-full of amazing items Scooters, parties, Mexican vacations, paintings, fishing and much more
■ PROVIDED BY BIPS Heed the “Call of the Islands” and head to BIPS’ 23d annual Green Gala! The BIPS Green Gala committee h…