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5th Street parking lot looks a little different lately

■ STAFF REPORT  You may have noticed some subtle changes to the 5th Street parking lot by The Gasparilla Inn Beach Club. O…

Ground-breaking scientist could help save the planet: And he was here for Earth Day!

■ BY SUE ERWIN Ethan Edson, a marine scientist with Northeastern University, visited Boca Grande this week and coincidenta…

Profile: Margarita Santiago

■  BY SUE ERWIN If you’ve had dinner recently at Fusion – the island’s newest restaurant – you’ve likely witnessed Food an…

Obituary: William Martin

William “Bill” Martin, 83, of Boca Grande and Charlevoix, Mich., pa…

More than $35,000 raised for SHS: Thank you, Boca Grande!

To the Editor: The Boca Grande Woman’s Club’s 2017 Dog Show Chairs …

OBITUARY: Michael T. Jaekels M.D.

Michael (“Doc”) T. Jaekels, M.D., who helped bring thousands of babies into this world as a career obstetrician and gyneco…

For 90 years the sentinal has stood … and now the Light is finally ours!

■ SUBMITTED BY JIM GRANT OF THE BARRIER ISLAND PARKS SOCIETY Last week directors of the Barrier Island Parks Society final…

Here is your island Easter in a pastel nutshell

■ STAFF REPORT Good Friday begins the final weekend of “season” on the island, and it begins with the annual Palm on Park …

Memories of World Wars book introduced

■ BY SUE ERWIN When island resident Barbara Edgerton was asked to manage a collection of World War stories from Boca Grand…

Artist for World’s Richest chosen; sign up while there’s still time

■ STAFF REPORT Congratulations to the artist of the 2017 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, Kelly Reark. Kelly is an award…