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The Boca Grande Firefighters’ barbecue will be held from 11:30 a.m. until the food runs out today, Friday, Dec. 30. They wil…

■ BY SUE ERWIN As 2016 draws to an end we like to take a look back at the some of the major stories that sparked headlines i…

STAFF REPORT State Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto will host a meet and greet on Thursday, Jan. 5 from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Specia…

■ BY SUE ERWIN      Mike Weddle has been alluring people onto the dan…

Ruth Ross, who dearly loved Boca Grande, died on October 15, 2016. Sh…

■  BY LBC PRESIDENT JIM COOPER      It was the coolest morning in Placida this year at 57 degrees on December 10 as I drove…


■ STAFF REPORT     Commuters to the island are smiling today as the AJAX road paving project on the island is now finished…

■ BY SUE ERWIN The tenting on the Gasparilla Range Light will be coming down soon. Barrier Island Parks Society Executive Di…

■ STAFF REPORT Three separate cases of thefts from boats occurred on the island and were reported recently. According to rep…