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Florida DEP plans public meetings on area state parks

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public meeting Tuesday, April 7, from 2 to 6 p.m. to gather…
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Events Roundup: March 13-19

Friday, March 13 Farmers Market, Bayou  Frondezvous Mini Market, Pink Pony Courtyard Boca Grande Art Center March…
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Historian Timothy Winegard to reveal the horse’s secret history

BY FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE For millennia, the heartbeat of human progress didn’t come from a piston or a processor — it c…
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Bridge Authority traffic up, but revenue down so far this year

At the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority’s quarterly board meeting…
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New Recovery Oasis will give home to local 12-step meetings, programs 

 Above, the new space along Placida Road. BY DEBORAH BLAIR &…
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License to Speak: Former MI6 chief brings spy stories to Boca Grande

Above, Sir John Scarlett with his wife, Gwenda, after the talk at the Boca Grande Community Center.         Photo by Garlan…
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Standoff over old chicken tenders, with crowbar, for checked out guest

Just after 9 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Boca Grande Hotel at 5800 Gas…
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1776: Freedom Takes Center Stage

Cast members Kimberly Whipple and Jim Grant in Royal Palm Players’ production of this year’s musical “1776,” which highligh…
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Nature calls, but Sea Grape bathroom isn’t answering yet

Construction is still underway on the restroom facilities at the Sea Grape parking area of Gasparilla Island State Park and…

Let’s hang some pictures together, shall we?

Some extremely good news came the way of this part of the world on Monday, when Ringling College of Art and Design and the…