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Islanders discuss possibility of new restaurant coming to town
BY JACK SHORT – Representatives of 111 Damfiwill, LLC., presented plans to the public on Tuesday, March 10, to renovate …
Obituary: Larry D. Umlauf
Larry D. Umlauf, Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, died on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015 at the age of 87.
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Obituary: Janet Eustis Butts
Janet Eustis Butts (“Jill”), formerly from Wellesley, East Falmouth and Boca Grande, passed away peacefully on February 1…
Obituary: Patricia Strauss
Patti was born on December 3, 1944 in Binghamton, N.Y. to Julia an…
Obituary: Francis (Frank) Kernan
Francis (Frank) Kernan, Jr. died peacefully on Friday, Feb. 13, 20…
Guest editorial: GICIA, Friends of Cape Haze watching Charlotte County comp plan closely
SUBMITTED BY THE GASPARILLA ISLAND CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION – In recent years, GICIA has begun to fa…
Editorial: Residents, shopowners concerned: Will the weight restrictions go up one day?
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On Thursday, Feb. 12 at 1 p.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium, the Gasparilla Island …
Guest commentary: Save The Tarpon legal fund drive promotes PTTS lawyer threat
BY TOM MCLAUGHLIN AND SAVE THE TARPON – A PTTS lawyer is once again threatening to haul Save The Tarpon back into court – …
Editorial: Tarpon fishers, please read!
SAVE THE TARPON – For almost a decade, the Professional Tarpon Tournament Series used a snagging device, misleadingly cha…
OBGBBC celebrates: One man, two children, three books
The Johann Fust Library Foundation and Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center have announced that tickets are availa…