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The loss of a great author and island friend: RIP Richard Peck
■ STAFF REPORT Richard Peck made his first visit to Boca Grande in March of 2005 at the invitation of Pam and Larry Hannah…
Profile Dorothy Rahal
■ BY SUE ERWIN Dorothy Rahal has just completed her first year teaching English language arts and social studies at The Isla…
Obituary Jewel Freeman Herrli
Jewel Freeman Herrli of Venice, peacefully passed away Friday, May 11, 2018. She was born in Tampa on May 5, 1932 and lived…
New anti-hunger task force formed in Charlotte County
To the Editor: The Harry Chapin Food Bank has formed a new collaborat…
Island resident has some questions to be answered
To the Editor: I’ve been thinking after almost 40 years of being an o…
In defense of the island’s postal service …
To the Editor: I have frequent, regular occasion to transact business at the Boca Grande Post Office. That enables me to res…
29 boats, two days, 113 tarpon: Blaze takes win in WR2018
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It was raining silver in Boca Grande Pass on Thursday and Friday, May 17 and 18, during the two-day 2018…
Beautiful and deadly: The sharks that swim in our waters, the people who love them and the people who fish them (A series in three parts)
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – This is the first in a three-part series about the sharks that swim in our waters, especially during tar…
Dee Wheeler Fund reaches kids with more than $8,000 in grants this year
In 2008, the Friends of Boca Grande Community Center created the Dee Wheeler Children’s Fund (DWCF) to honor Dee for her 32…
Lots of beach trash, several false crawls in this week’s turtle report
BY SUE ERWIN – As of press time, the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported 22 Caretta caretta (loggerhead) turtle nest…