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Island campaign reception brings about a very presidential contribution
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno was the guest at a special fundraiser here on the island recently and…
‘Coffee with a Scientist’ features Dr. Locascio and snook recovery
STAFF REPORT – Join Dr. James Locascio, program manager of Mote’s Fisheries Habitat Ecology and Acoustics program, for coffe…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thanking two ‘gems’ of Boca Grande
To the Editor: Two years ago, when my father’s signet ring had worn thin, we discovered Manny at Barbara Anne’s Jewelry. So…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Has our geological life been improved?
To the Editor: As a new arrival whose first swim in the Gulf was enli…
GUEST EDITORIAL: A million-dollar incentive gift for Suncoast
SUBMITTED BY SUNCOAST HUMANE SOCIETY – Suncoast Humane Society (SHS)…
OBITUARY: Allen C. ‘Bud’ Boucher
Allen C. “Bud” Boucher of Pittsford, N.Y. and Boca Grande passed away on February 5, 2020. He was born in Rochester, N.Y. on…
PROFILE: John Paul Turner
BY SUE ERWIN – John Paul Turner may have been born in Sarasota, but he’s a true Boca Grande local. “I think as soon as I cou…
A Promenade compromise has been reached! ‘Stonehenge’ has been moved to allow safe passage
In an act of good faith and a love of our island community, the owners of the property located on the Promenade at 3rd Stre…
GIBA discusses new sidewalk to Bike Path, Watkins re-elected as chairman
BY KATHY BANSON-VERRICO – A new sidewalk from North Gulf Shores to the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Bike P…
Chowder for everyone! Courtesy of The Island School
STAFF REPORT – If you are a fan of chowdery goodness, enchanting auction items and our island’s children, you need to make p…