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Critical funding tied to completion of 2020 census
STAFF REPORT- The importance of completing the 2020 Census is especially clear today as the community responds to the challe…
PROFILE: Mary Keene
From friends to football, she cherishes the little things in between… BY OLIVIA CAMERON- Mary Keene has served the communi…
Take a walk on the wet side with a seagrass wading adventure
To the Editor: Take a walk on the wet side! Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center, Inc. (CHEC) will be conducting free Seagr…
Team Dorado takes first in Ladies Howl, Jill Marie close behind
BY MARCY SHORTUSE- The sharks took more than their fair share of a ta…
Red Gill on for this weekend
STAFF REPORT- This Saturday, June 20, the rescheduled Red Gill Tarpon…
A message from the Clinic: Help me out here! Wear a mask!
BY DR LAUREN HANA, BGHC- With a recent and continuing spike in new cases of COVID 19 nationwide, it’s important to review wh…
GIBA swing bridge down over weekend
STAFF REPORT- The Boca Grande Swing Bridge suffered a malfunction at 3 p.m. on Friday June 12, and was closed to boat traffi…
A week, and still no internet: Century Link down, but why?
Note: CenturyLink services were restored to some islanders on Tuesday afternoon, after this article was written. BY OLIVIA C…
Tarpon tug-of-war: My first fight with the feisty silver king
BY OLIVIA CAMERON- Reeling in a tarpon is a rite of passage in the town of Boca Grande. As a Florida native, I spent most of…
Fourth of July parade time set
STAFF REPORT- The red, white and blue will be flying high and proud the morning of Saturday, July 4 as the island’s annual F…