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Taste of Boca – Part III
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Here we are, mere days before the 2019 “Taste of Boca Grande,” and I’ll bet you haven’t bought your tick…
Bush granddaughter discusses her new book with island crowd
■ BY SUE ERWIN Islanders packed the Boca Grande Community Center on Thursday, January 24 to hear two gracious and amusing wo…
Annual Tennis Classic continues
■ STAFF REPORT The 10th annual Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic competition began on January 26, and the action continues to…
Film Festival begins this Wednesday with ‘Captain Ron’ at the drive-in
■ STAFF REPORT The first annual Boca Grande Film Festival will begin…
BIPS schedules relighting ceremony for Gasparilla Island Light
■ STAFF REPORT The Barrier Island Parks Society (BIPS) is throwing a…
ISLAND LEO BEAT: Deputies busy with battery, accidents and burglary investigations
■ STAFF REPORT An Englewood man was arrested this week on island after an altercation on the street led to multiple charges…
History Bytes to return for first season session with Frank Newlin
■ STAFF REPORT If you enjoy learning about local history, you won’t want to miss the first Bytes session of the season on We…
It’s Flower Week for the Garden Club: J Schwanke to speak
■ SUBMITTED BY THE GARDEN CLUB The irrepressible J Schwanke lands in Boca Grande February 6 for two days of flower festiviti…
Obituary: Jack Horner
John “Jack” Byers Horner of Boca Grande and Richmond, Virginia passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family on Januar…
Profile: Joan Ardrey
■ BY SUE ERWIN Zestful and energetic, Joan Ardrey once took an aptitude test that suggested she would make a good reporter…