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‘Spark’ your creativity and share your talent through new island program
■ BY SUE ERWIN Have you ever wanted to participate in a play but didn’t quite have the courage to audition? A new program fr…
Profile: Kathleen Turner
■ BY SUE ERWIN After managing PJ’s Seagrille and The Grapevine for more than 30 years, Kathleen Turner has a new office. She…
So this red tide … is it ever going away?
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE As I type this on a Wednesday morning, it’s a brisk 58 degrees outside at 11:30 a.m. The wind is howling…
Covert canine feature addressed by local four-legged critters
To the Editor: From one morbidly obese canine to another: I believe I…
Seibert remembers the peripatetic Paul Rudolph
■ BY MARY BESS
The Sarasota Architectural Foundation recently ma…
Bocilla Islands Conservancy fundraiser was a success
To the Editor: Bocilla Islands Conservancy Inc. would like to thank the community for the success of its second annual Prese…
A look into the future of The Gasparilla Inn Beach Club
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The Gasparilla Inn & Club has been slowly introducing their new plans for the property where the Gas…
Red tide forum brings hundreds to Community Center
BY SUE ERWIN – There was a long line wrapping around the auditorium on Friday afternoon at the Boca Grande Community Center…
BIPS announces GIL commemoration and lighting ceremony: One week left to be named as a ‘founding donor’
It’s been a long and challenging journey, but finally on Saturday, Feb. 9, the Gasparilla Island Lighthouse will once again…
GIBA discusses new toll system upgrades, a possible new path and more
A two-day GIBA quarterly board meeting was concluded on Monday, Nov. 19, which included updates on the toll collection syste…