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Profile: Christine Stites
BY JACK SHORT – She’s Chrissy to most, but only if you knew her after she moved here. Or before she became a professional….
A word about your local farmers market
Dear People of Boca Grande, The Boca Grande Farmers Market appeals to you for help and assistance in finding and identifyi…
Editor’s note: We will miss you, Sam
Many of you are aware that Sam Samsonov, a toll tender with the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority for 30 years, is no l…
Want to see some Boca Grande Independence Day fun?
We had another amazing Independence Day, and wanted to share some o…
Another island mother lost: Louise Bowe to be laid to rest this weekend
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – We lost another one of our island mothers on S…
Boca Grande, made famous once again … this time for sharks
BY MARCY SHORTUSE AND JACK SHORT – We’ve been famous before for having one of the most expensive zip codes, and for havin…
STEM camp kids research with Guy Harvey
BY MIKE VASHER – When was the last time you had the opportunity to be invited onboard a fishing vessel to get to meet and…
Beaconcam is up and running!
Remember back in the day when you used to be able to go to our website and watch the world go by in downtown Boca Grande?…
Friends of Cape Haze vs. Charlotte County may not go to hearing
BY JACK SHORT – A dispute between Charlotte County and nonprofits Sierra Club and Friends of Cape Haze that originated pr…
Local teen almost serves up a trifecta of holes-in-one
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – You’ll want to remember the name Gabriella Vetter. She’s only a teenager now, but give her a few year…