Archives
Try not to shoot the messenger, please
■BY MARCY SHORTUSE Since the recent mass shooting at a newspaper office up north, I have seen some really callous and nega…
July 4th parade set for 10 a.m.
■ STAFF REPORT
The 2018 4th of July Bike Parade that has made the island famous will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July…
Boca Grande Dead Fish Disposal
From Friday, June 29 to Monday, July 2 residents can use the dumpster that will be located at the west end of 7th Street i…
Research shows bad blooms back to the 1800s, so the question is … Are we really feeding the red monster?
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Hype on social media and on local television ne…
Red tide from a Mote scientist’s perspective
■ BY SUE ERWIN Coughing and sneezing due to red tide is annoying en…
GIBA discusses petition to change name of Causeway
■ STAFF REPORT At the quarterly meeting of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority held on Wednesday, June 27, it was discu…
Sea turtle hatchlings due any day, but will they survive red tide?
■ BY SUE ERWIN So far this season, there are far fewer sea turtle nests on Gasparilla Island when compared to last year. T…
Lookin’ for lionfish
■ STAFF REPORT You’re invited to partner in the fifth annual Sarasota Lionfish Derby, hosted by Mote Marine Laboratory, in…
Profile Greg Foos
■BY SUE ERWIN If you’ve enjoyed a meal at the Boca Grande Club over the past several years, you would likely agree that th…
WHOM TO WRITE TO ABOUT RED TIDE
WHOM TO WRITE TO ABOUT RED TIDE
Army Corps of Engineers:
Contact(s): Colonel Jason Kirk, District Commander and District…