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Everything’s squeaky clean at the Boca Grande Fire Department
BY CHIEF C.W. BLOSSER, BOCA GRANDE FIRE DEPARTMENT – On Monday April 6 the Boca Grande Fire Department building and apparatu…
Spark Boca Grande TV: Socially distant entertaining to keep you going
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – In the time of social distancing, the island has now taken to YouTube to unveil hidden talents. Entertai…
Local churches plan Easter services online
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – A majority of our island churches have plans for Holy Weekend services, albeit online, while the 30-day…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Many thanks from TIS PTO
To the Editor:
On February 29 The Island School PTO hosted our 6th an…
New code enforcement complaints come to light, this time in Charlotte County
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Code enforcement complaints have found their way…
A special thank you from BIPS
SUBMITTED BY THE BARRIER ISLAND PARKS SOCIETY – Like other organizations on the island, due to COVID-19, Barrier Island Park…
Hope for Haitians committee moves forward to help Savann Kabrit
STAFF REPORT – Weeks after the 11th annual Boca Grande Hope For Haitians reception in Boca Grande, on February 4, a deadly p…
Making masks to help the community, islanders work together
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – With increasing Coronavirus cases in the U.S., officials are recommending mask wearing when in public or…
PROFILE: Karen Snyder
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Stage lights and scripts are familiar to Royal Palm Players’ actress Karen Snyder, who enjoys taking par…
OBITUARY: Frank Marra
Born in New York City at the height of the deadly Spanish Influenza on Sept. 24, 1918, Frank Edward Marra succumbed to compl…