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GIBA board reviews sidewalk plan proposal, new stickers and elections at quarterly meeting
■ STAFF REPORT Ginger Watkins and Gay Darsie were both re-elected at the quarterly meeting of the Gasparilla Island Bridge A…
Annual ‘Economic Summit’ scheduled for February 28
■ BY SUE ERWIN Everyone is invited to attend a financial discussion at the 2019 “Economic Summit” planned for Thursday, Feb…
Boots and her beads: How did Bead for Life get started? Part I of a series
■ BY BOOTS TOLSDORF Many of you, over the last several years, have noticed me standing near the post office on a beautiful a…
Mote’s Locascio discusses snook health at ‘Coffee with a Scientist’
■ BY SUE ERWIN How badly did red tide affect our snook population ove…
The 2019 Strawberry Festival: Having fun and helping others
■ BY SUSAN HANAFEE The 2019 Strawberry Festival Silent Auction will d…
Capt. Hubbard speaks to History Bytes crowd about fishing through the years
■ BY SUE ERWIN Capt. Van Hubbard remembers when catching fish in Boca Grande was pretty easy to do back in the day – albeit…
Annual Green Gala planned for March 25 to feature a Polynesian theme
■ STAFF REPORT Calling all islanders: Get ready to hula and celebrate the spirit of “aloha,” Boca Grande style. The 23rd ann…
Relaunch of Lotus: A Seibert creation, a labor of love
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Recently a small but very meaningful ceremony took place on the island that honored the boat-making skil…
Profile: Chuck Young
■ BY SUE ERWIN He’s a friendly guy from Minnesota, and he’s been enjoying a “Grande” life in Boca since he retired a few yea…
Obituary: Eunice Albritton
Eunice Albritton, known for her part in The Fishery’s history and whose father, Walter Gault, ran the old fish house there…