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Boca Grande Community Planning Panel has returned and is looking for public input
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE
Perhaps you noticed an ad in last week’s and this week’s newspaper announcing that the Boca Grande…
Local historian being sued by ‘orange rock’ residents at the end of 3rd Street over letter to editor in Boca Beacon
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE In an odd turn of events, the residents at the end of 3rd Street, also known as “the people with the ora…
Road closures to occur in next three weeks
■ STAFF REPORT Starting this week, for the next three weeks The Gasparilla Inn & Club will be installing storm drainpipe…
Get ready for some mouth-watering BBQ this weekend
■ STAFF REPORT Bring your appetites and some spending cash this Satur…
‘Tasty’ days ahead: ‘The Taste of Boca Grande,’ part 1
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE A wise man once said that the reason many women d…
Red tide: ‘It’s a local problem, but also a global problem’
■ BY SUE ERWIN A panel of several scientists spoke to a sold-out crowd at the Boca Grande Community Center on Friday. Jan. 1…
Author David Sparks to release sequel for ‘Pinky Pie’
■ STAFF REPORT Island author David Sparks will be releasing the sequel to “Burying Pinkie Pie” within the next weeks. “What…
Bake sale for Baby Ensley planned for January 20
■ BY SUE ERWIN Nicole and Chris Cowart have been spending too much time at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando lately. No…
Mote scientist discusses stranding investigations program with Community Center crowd
■ BY SUE ERWIN Gretchen Lovewell, manager of Mote Marine’s stranding investigations program, gave a presentation on “Red Tid…
Beach Bash for Stump Pass scheduled for end of January
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Friends of Stump Pass (FOSP) will be hosting a “Beach Bash for Stump Pass” event from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on…