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Mercabo Cove restoration set for March of 2020
■ SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association has announced that the Army Corps …
GIWA announces water facility update, sewer line rehabilitation
■ BY BONNIE PRINGLE, GASPARILLA ISLAND WATER ASSOCIATION The Gasparilla Island Water Association is wrapping up Phases I a…
Garden Club presents Lolo Weir Memorial Buddy Bench to The Island School
■ BY CATHERINE S. BALLMAN Anyone who knew Lolo Weir knew she was a lot of fun. This made Lolo, who died December 21, 2017,…
Gasparilla Island number one town on richest.com
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Boca Grande has made yet another list recently,…
Construction near Causeway ongoing through April
■ STAFF REPORT Construction crews have been working since October 2…
Port Boca Grande Lighthouse Lantern Room open for tours
■ STAFF REPORT The Barrier Island Parks Society is making history again at The Port Boca Grande Lighthouse & Museum. B…
Flying monkeys do exist: an afternoon well spent with bats
■ BY SUE ERWIN While a tiny evening bat sat nestled in the front pocket of her jacket, Shari Blissett Clark gave a 90-minu…
Fust to hold annual book sale, Turkish cooking book sale next week
■ STAFF REPORT The Fust Library loggia and gardens create a beautiful backdrop for the Library Foundation’s semiannual use…
Profile: Ann Fletcher — RPP president planning for an outstanding season
■ BY SUE ERWIN Ann Fletcher, the new president of Royal Palm Players, has been involved with the organization for the past…
Obituary: Henry Clyde Lomax
Henry Clyde Lomax, 84, died Monday October 21, 2019 at his home in Placida, in the loving embrace of Trissy, his wife of 6…