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The Gasparilla Island Act: Part III Measuring buildings and making amendments
■ BY SUSAN HANAFEE Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles about the forces that have shaped development in…
Chase Taylor doing well after foul ball accident, meets Tebow
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Chase Taylor is a very lucky little boy. After being hit with a foul ball at a Stone Crabs game on Augus…
Profile Mitch Smith
■ BY SUE ERWIN Mitch Smith recalls spending the summer months of his youth at day camp at the Boca Grande Community Center…
Never forget that Texas could have been us
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE This week many of us watched in horror as Hurrica…
Make Boca Grande quiet again … redux
To the Editor: Thanks for all the verbal support received concerning…
A smooth surface: GICIA bike path resurfacing has begun
■ SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA – It has been more than 30 years since the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Associati…
The Gasparilla Island Act: Part II Building in Boca, and a war of words over the island’s future
■ BY SUSAN HANAFEE Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of articles about the forces that have shaped development i…
Bridge scale lane set to reopen Monday
■ STAFF REPORT – The installation of the Boca Grande swing bridge’s new scale lane is almost complete, and it is scheduled t…
PROFILE: Karen Kelly
■ BY SUE ERWIN – Known for her smiling face and pleasant manner, Karen Kelley wears many hats at The Island School, where sh…
‘La Pirate’ has been found
A 2002 26’ Glacier Bay boat reportedly stolen from Marina Bokeelia on July 21 has been recovered. The boat, which belongs to…