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PROFILE: Ashley Scarpa
BY SUE ERWIN – Ashley Scarpa has been an entrepreneur in the restaurant business since 2006. Since April, she and her husb…
Another terrific World’s Richest event has come and gone, thanks to the help of many
To the Editor: The 37th annual World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament was filled with Grande traditions, exciting tarpon fishin…
Red Gill up next in tournament season this Saturday
■ STAFF REPORT As of press time there were 20 boats registered to fish the Red Gill Invitational scheduled for this Saturd…
Boca Blue wins World’s Richest!
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE A rough patch of weather and an iffy tide may …
Beach renourishment moving along – Never mind the occasional pink water
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Beach renourishment is almost complete in the H…
More details of GICIA v. Damfiwill made available
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE More information has come to light regarding the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Associ…
Change is coming at the Pink Pony: Introducing Tortuga!
■ STAFF REPORT As of Tuesday, June 18, 2019 the Pink Pony will be officially giving the reins of its kitchen to David Mota…
Hanafee resigns from Historic Preservation Board
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board approved all four items on the agenda at the monthly meeting he…
Turtle nests relocated due to beach work
■ BY SUE ERWIN Due to the current beach renourishment project, Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association patrol members have relo…
Profile: Ozzie Lessinger
■ BY SUE ERWIN Ozzie Lessinger learned to fish before he could walk. His father, an avid fisherman, put 6-month-old Ozzie …