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Garden Club presents Lolo Weir Memorial Buddy Bench to The Island School
■ BY CATHERINE S. BALLMAN Anyone who knew Lolo Weir knew she was a lot of fun. This made Lolo, who died December 21, 2017, t…
Gasparilla Island number one town on richest.com
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Boca Grande has made yet another list recently, in a slightly more obscure niche market. A website calle…
Construction near Causeway ongoing through April
■ STAFF REPORT Construction crews have been working since October 25 on repairing the Coral Creek Bridge, located between Ro…
Port Boca Grande Lighthouse Lantern Room open for tours
■ STAFF REPORT The Barrier Island Parks Society is making history aga…
Flying monkeys do exist: an afternoon well spent with bats
■ BY SUE ERWIN While a tiny evening bat sat nestled in the front pock…
Fust to hold annual book sale, Turkish cooking book sale next week
■ STAFF REPORT The Fust Library loggia and gardens create a beautiful backdrop for the Library Foundation’s semiannual used…
Profile: Ann Fletcher — RPP president planning for an outstanding season
■ BY SUE ERWIN Ann Fletcher, the new president of Royal Palm Players, has been involved with the organization for the past 1…
Obituary: Henry Clyde Lomax
Henry Clyde Lomax, 84, died Monday October 21, 2019 at his home in Placida, in the loving embrace of Trissy, his wife of 64…
If Florida voted down daylight saving time, why are we changing clocks on Sunday?
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE While it might be nice once a year to feel like you’re getting an extra hour of sleep, waking up in the…
Many thanks to those who save lives every day
To the Editor: Two weeks ago my wife suffered a cardiopulmonary arrest in our home. The 911 emergency system functioned perf…