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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The Nicholas family

A new day for the Boca Grande Preschool Above, the Nicholas family are from left, Peter Jr., Ginny, the late Pete Nichol…
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Hope-filled restart for the Boca Grande Preschool

This Friday, something very happy is happening for the island: the groundbreaking, without fanfare, of the Boca Grande Pres…
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Grants, volunteers and planning help sea turtle season begin

Above, the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association held its first meeting of the year earlier this month, in preparation for the…
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Small Gardens, Big Joy with Succulents

On Wednesday, April 8, the Boca Grande Garden Club had its final mee…
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Reminder on rooftop nesting shorebirds across Florida’s coast

While shorebirds and seabirds typically nest directly on beaches alo…
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Memorial Day sandbar lineup announced 

On Saturday, May 23, the Uncle Don’s Boca H2O Music Festival will be held in the water off the sandbar between Gasparilla I…
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State Park parking discussed at county meetings

One recently proposed solution to the parking issue in Boca Grande is to create extra parking spaces in the Gasparilla Isla…
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Mallet Club winds up season with full slate on three courts

Above, John Guido, Laurien Trowell and Lewis Carlisle. BY LAURIEN TROWELL The Gasparilla Mallet Club held its end-of-…

Remembering a visit to the old South and Dixie, in Brazil 

BY JIM COCHRUN The following account is a little-known piece of our American Civil War history that I unexpectedly stumb…
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Lionfish challenge

The Florida FWC 2026 Lionfish Challenge begins Friday, May 22 and runs through Monday, Sept. 14. with new categories and pr…