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EcoWatch: Honoring Vets on Memorial Day in a changing world

In Flanders Fields In Flanders Field, the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row. That mark our place; and…
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Island School Grads

Wednesday, May 20, The Island School will have a golf cart parade to recognize the fifth-grade graduates. Each year the fif…
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World’s Richest Day One

Day One of the Boca Grande Chamber’s World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament had 44 tarpon caught and released. Boca Blue’s first…
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Slow progress at Sea Grape 

Progress on the bathroom facilities continues at the Sea Grape State…
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Hurricane repairs continue at state parks

Final hurricane-related fixes for the south end of the island at Gas…
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Two more banyans take to stump; four lost in this round

Two more historic banyan trees on Banyan Street were cut down this week, a result of salt-water flood intrusion from hurric…
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World’s Richest Grande Tradition honors Knights

Above, Capt. Johns Knight addresses the crowd. The Grande Tradition celebration is one of the signature events surroundi…
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Construction close to final for Wheeler pickleball & tennis complex

Construction and resurfacing work at the pickleball and tennis complex at Wheeler Road Community Park is nearing completion…
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Expanded speed limit zone in town 

Lee County quietly downgraded the speed limit on a portion of Gasparilla Road from 45 mph to 30 mph, which is the speed in…
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Beachgoers come together to save swimmer

Last week, several bystanders on a Gasparilla Island beach rescued a man who was in danger of drowning in the Gulf. On F…