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Be courteous and safe when on the Bike Path
To the Editor: The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) continues to encourage everyone to b…
Top dog is … a big dog at the Boca Grande Woman’s Club Dog Show
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – In the end, Jenkins was the man. You could see by the look in his eye it was plan all along to win the…
The story of Blair, a true Wonder Woman
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – This is the story of a true island girl, and it is the story of her life … not her death. It’s not a…
Island School holds Kindergarten lottery for first time in history
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Something unprecedented happened at The Island …
Woman’s Club awards more than $200,000 in grants for 2017
The Boca Grande Woman’s Club announced this week that more than $20…
4-Digit Telephone Book arrives for Boca Grande
Strap yourself in, take your nitroglycerin pills if you got ‘em, and inhale slowly … the 4-digit books are here!
If …
Here comes Peter Cottontail! Candy needed for egg hunt, please
Come one, come all to the annual Boca Grande egg hunt on Saturday, April 15 at 10 a.m. on the grounds of the Boca Grande C…
Boca Grande to celebrate poetry of World War II
BY MARY COOK – Trains would come in carrying loads of ammunition, and there’d be armed guards on top of the train. They ev…
OBITUARY: Blair Elizabeth Chapin
Blair Elizabeth Chapin of Orlando died peacefully surrounded by her parents, Susan and Roger Chapin, her younger sister Gr…
PROFILE: Skylar Warren
BY SUE ERWIN – If you’re ready to step up your tennis game with a stronger swing and a crushing serve, you might want to t…