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Minimum wake expansion proposed by Charlotte MAC

BY JACK SHORT – A proposed minimum-wake zone expansion that began as an effort by a small group of homeowners has passed …

Little information available about $1 million that would have gone to Gasparilla Island State Park

BY JACK SHORT – An item stricken from the 2015-2016 Florida budget that would have sent $1 million to the Gasparilla Isla…

Intrigue in Australia leads back to Florida and Boca Grande

BY JACK SHORT Bill Caldwell remembers him as a straight-laced, hard-working fisherman, not as a smuggler and internati…

Sheriff’s Office to patrol Bike Path this weekend

The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GI…

Help a local captain and have a great time doing it this Sunday

Fundraising for Capt. Jimmy Robertson continues on Sunday, July 5 …

Celebrate shark week with Mote Marine in many different ways

Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium will dive into the science behind some of the ocean’s most fascinating fishes during …

Prepare your pets for the Fourth of July festivities this weekend

The 4th of July is not a time of celebration for our pets. If they could read calendars they would be packing up to leave…

Your weekly sea turtle nesting numbers From the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association

At right is our weekly sea turtle numbers, as recorded by the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association. One thing to remember t…

Second annual Sarasota Lionfish Derby to be held by Mote

The second annual Sarasota Lionfish Derby is an exciting and environmentally beneficial event that invites SCUBA divers a…

Obituary: Ann Louise Arehart

Ann Louise Arehart, born July 13, 1925, died at home on June 27, 2015 at age 89 after a long illness. Ann was born in …