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Let’s talk sidewalk amenities and parking in Boca Grande
Part II: Items to be addressed by the Boca Grande Community Planning Association STAFF REPORT – Island residents who took th…
The show must go on! Spark TV to present online play May 2
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Even without hot stage lights and quirky costume design, the theatre lives on in Spark Boca Grande’s eye…
Helping pet owners in financial distress, new drop-off point now on island
STAFF REPORT – Suncoast Humane Society is in very urgent need of pet food donations for their Pet Food Bank, and now there’s…
Island native wins prestigious library award for intellectual freedom
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Island native turned New Orleanian Seale Paterson…
An appropriate refresher in history: The Quarantine House of Boca Grande
BY CAPT ROBERT W JOHNSON
The Boca Grande Quarantine Station, loca…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: BIPS says ‘Thank you!’ for Giving Challenge response
To the Editor: The Barrier Island Parks Society wants to say thank you to the many local residents who made our 2020 Giving…
Historical Society documentary regarding COVID-19 to air
SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY – Jim Blaha, Chairman of the History Center, recently initiated an effort t…
Obituary: Billy Lee Spurgeon
Billy Lee Spurgeon has “gone Home” to meet his Savior and unite with his loving wife, Nancy. He passed away on March 18, 202…
Profile: Nancy Jo Powers
Local Nancy Jo Powers, who now goes by Jo Powers, may be recognizable to avid fans of Island TV, the program that sheds ligh…
CCP Wuhan Virus or a cold?
To the Editor: It is way past time to logically discuss the evil-villain, the invisible-monster running wild in the world. W…