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Island business to open second location
BY SUE ERWIN – Steve and Jill Kaplan, owners of Kappy’s Market at the north end of the island, are opening a new store in to…
Shell artist aspires to publish children’s book
BY SUE ERWIN – Paulee Bowin met Boca Grande shell enthusiast George Melissas five years ago, while the two were in an art st…
Fishery meeting planned for September 25
A public hearing is planned to take place on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 2 p.m. at the Charlotte County Board of Commissioners offi…
OBITUARY: Maxine Pearl Futch Bowie
Maxine Pearl Futch Bowie, 90, of Rotonda West, went to her heavenly h…
Turtle nest numbers up compared to this time last year
BY SUE ERWIN – Green sea turtle nesting is happening later into the s…
Venice couple loved South Beach experience
To the Editor: On August 9, 2018 we visited the State Park adjacent to the South Beach Bar & Grille Restaurant to see th…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Charlotte Harbor Estuary Program to propose cyanobacteria rapid response program
To the Editor: The problems with excess nutrients discharged into water and the resulting toxic algae blooms continue to pla…
PROFILE: Phelisha Doggett
BY SUE ERWIN – Phelisha Doggett, a dispatcher at Grande Aire Services for the past five years, caught the first fish at the…
Edic, Holsinger families thank everyone who came out to celebrate Dylan
To the Editor: On behalf of the Edic and Holsinger families, I would like to thank everyone who helped on Sunday at the cele…
OBITUARY: George De Genaro
George De Genaro died on August 8, 2018 at home at Bay Plaza in downtown Sarasota. He was 93. His illness was short with won…