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More letters sent back and forth in the ongoing National Historic Register controversy

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – While a meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 5 with the Florida National Register Review Board to reh…

African dust in the wind brings beautiful ‘Grande’ sunsets to Gasparilla Island

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – If you haven’t noticed, it is officially summer in Southwest Florida. The humidity is back, the temperat…

What do you do when a shark follows you home? Another hammerhead experience in island waters

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On Friday, June 18 Dianne Ryan and her daughter, Robin Ryan, decided to do things a bit differently when…
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The Island School announces appointment of new head-of-school

SUBMITTED BY THE ISLAND SCHOOL – The Island School Board of Trustees…

Are you interested in receiving a flu shot or COVID-19 booster in the fall?

SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – The Boca Grande Health C…

Island shopkeepers have a message for would-be shoplifters: We’re watching you

STAFF REPORT – A shoplifting duo found out the hard way that Boca Grande businesses are paying close attention to their cust…
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‘Walk with Me’ for the Lemon Bay Wrestling Club

BY T MICHELE WALKER – Michael Schyck can’t believe how much his beard has grown. “I’ve never gone past stubbles. It’s crazy…

OBITUARY: Felix Manuel

It is with great sadness that we receive the news that Felix T. Manuel, born January 11, 1968, passed away on June 8, 2021…

OBITUARY: Tetlow Parham Park

Tetlow Parham Park of Ithaca, N.Y. passed away unexpectedly in her home on Thursday, May 20th, 2021 in the presence of her h…

PROFILE: Scott Shanks

BY T MICHELE WALKER – Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the new mosquito man, Scott Shanks, and he’s erad…