Children’s programs planned at Johann Fust Library this summer
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Johann Fust Community Library invites all children who have completed kindergarten to come and explore a…
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 2016 TIS GRADUATES!
Congratulations to the fifth grade graduates of The Island School!
Mote hosts first World Oceans Day on the island
■ BY SUE ERWIN Dozens of people stopped by the Mote Marine Laboratory’s Boca Grande office on Saturday, June 11 for the firs…
Profile: Justin Davis
■ BY SUE ERWIN Justin Davis didn’t know Boca Grande existed until he…
Obituary: Robert Lambrecht
Robert (“Bob”) Lambrecht, age 79, of Boca Grande, Florida, formerly o…
Howl at the Moon Ladies Night Out is coming this weekend
■ STAFF REPORT Calling all women anglers! Special Effects for Women in Boca Grande presents a women’s tarpon fishing tour…
Mote to celebrate World Oceans Day in Boca Grande
■ BY SUE ERWIN A worldwide ocean celebration is on the horizon. Aquatic scientists from Mote Marine Laboratory invite everyo…
Outta Line was outta reach for the competition
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Almost as soon as lines hit the water in the 2016 Gasparilla Island Kids Classic, the tarpon were biting…
Veterans visit the island for therapeutic retreat
■ BY SUE ERWIN Not even a tropical storm could stop a group of veterans from tarpon fishing in Boca Grande Pass this week. V…