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Business & Real Estate: Detwiler’s will expand in North Port
Detwiler’s Farm Market is coming to the City of North Port.
The family-owned and operated chain of local grocery stores…
Bunting for Fourth at Causeway
Staff from the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority prepared last Friday for a busy Fourth of July weekend. On Saturday, they…
Food: Gasparilla Magazine goes upside down at Cape Haze Convenience
Each issue has recipes from local eateries
The new Gasparilla Island Magazine is out. One of the highlights of the July/…
North Port moves ahead with Warm Mineral Springs preservation
North Port will move forward with a plan to restore the main buildin…
Don’t wake me ‘till we hit Mexico
Floater ‘drifts off’ near South Beach
Tuesday, July 7 just after…
Fast approval for Baptist parsonage raising; 10th delist
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board approved a request to elevate the First Baptist Church of Boca Grande parsonage…
Rolling in Red, White and Blue
Decorated golf carts and waving flags highlighted a festive community celebration of American Spirit on Saturday, July 4. T…
Playground grassy, demo begins
Above, demolition of the Community Center’s multipurpose room began this week. Photo by Matt
The Community Center playgr…
Revolutionary ancestors on parade
The Fourth of July holiday on Gasparilla Island attracted a large number of visitors, including the extended Thomas and Wes…
SPOTLIGHT: Don Penrod at the sinking of the Andrea Doria
The 70th Anniversary of Andrea Doria sinking July 26, 1956
Perhaps one of the most famous maritime disasters, and the fi…











