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Letter to the Editor: A happy community means well-attended churches … right?
To the Editor: We spend six months in Boca Grande, and the other six months we live in northern Ontario, Canada, where I w…
Letter to the Editor: A bridge over calmer waters
To the Editor: I went to the GIBA website after reading the account of the last bridge meeting. Under “about us” was a sta…
Obituary: Byron “By” Carlson
Byron Carlson, called “By” by everyone, he died peacefully April 29, 2015.
Born in Topeka Kansas on April 2, 1919 to …
Profile: Louise du Pont Crowninshield, fairy godmother of Boca Grande
In honor of Mother’s Day this past Sunday, we wanted to do somethi…
Mote boat ‘Thunders’ into Boca Grande
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – There’s a new Mote boat in town, and it’s a g…
New BGAA board members
The Boca Grande Art Alliance recently elected three new board members. Shown above Past President Cathy Bisset-Parkes han…
Island resident presents award to author in D.C.
The O’Bannons of Boca Grande visited Washington D.C. this week to present South Florida author Randy Wayne White with the…
GIWA announced 2014 water quality report
STAFF REPORT – The Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. has announced that their 2014 Water Quality Report is now av…
Literary Forum announces new reads for 2015-2016
Books to be discussed at the Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center Literature Forum 2015-2016 season were announced…
Suncoast cats in England: A follow-up to our original report
Remember the kitties we reported about last week, who were headed to a new home in England? Well, after a climate control…