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Critter Classic needs sponsors
To the Editor: Suncoast Humane Society is seeking business and group sponsorships for their 11th annual Critter Classic Golf…
Thanks for the great 2019 Dog Show memories!
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Woman’s Club 2019 Dog Show is over, and party hats have gone into storage until 2021. But we…
GICIA asks for courtesy, safety on the Bike Path
To the Editor: The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association continues to encourage everyone to be safe and…
OBITUARY: James “Cappy” Joiner
James “Cappy” G. Joiner, Jr., 81, of Placida, Florida left this earth…
PROFILE: John Mitchell
BY SUE IRWIN – Beautiful pieces of handcrafted art decorate the walls…
OBITUARY: James “Cappy” Joiner
James G. Joiner, Jr. “Cappy”, 81, of Placida, Florida left this earth on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 from his Charlotte County…
Be ye Irish or otherwise … Come to the dog show!
■ STAFF REPORT
There once was a setter from Dublin,
Whose name was Fido McFin.
He hoarded his chews,
As far as we knew,
And…
The passing of Cappy
■ STAFF REPORT Cappy Joiner, a generational island son and president of the Boca Grande Fishing Guides Association, passed a…
Historic Preservation Board discusses Whiskey Row, questions mysterious Railroad Avenue project
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE
What started out as a relatively mundane Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting started exhibit…
Mote scientist discusses some serious environmental issues at ‘Coffee’
■ BY SUE ERWIN Mote Marine scientist Dr. Robert Nowicki gave a brief presentation about his work entitled, “Sharks, Seagrass…