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Team Dorado takes first in Ladies Howl, Jill Marie close behind
BY MARCY SHORTUSE- The sharks took more than their fair share of a taste of the action in the 12th annual Ladies Night Out H…
Red Gill on for this weekend
STAFF REPORT- This Saturday, June 20, the rescheduled Red Gill Tarpon Tournament will be held in the Pass from 5 to 8 p.m. T…
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…
A week, and still no internet: Century Link down, but why?
Note: CenturyLink services were restored to some islanders on Tuesday…
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…
Spark Boca Grande TV the place for final Grande Glee concert of season
STAFF REPORT- On Sunday, June 21 at 5 p.m., Grande Glee is going to premiere their Cocktail Concert on the Spark Boca Grande…
Paddle for Peace unites approximately 100 on local waters
BY OLIVIA CAMERON- Approximately 100 locals participated in last Sunday’s Paddle for Peace water excursion to the Boca Grand…
Bahamas reopen for fishing, Gasparilla Island boat traffic still heavy
BY OLIVIA CAMERON- Just 50 miles from the east coast of Florida rest the western islands of The Bahamas, an archipelagic sta…