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It’s all well and good until a loop on the whale pants is missed
To the Editor: I have lived on this island for almost 35 years. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t reflect on what…
Just a heads-up … kids will be kids when it’s spring break
To the Editor: We were all spring breakers at one time. So if we knew they were coming … why didn’t we prepare? Extra garb…
Boca Grande: An island that was much different before the bridge
To the Editor: Congratulations on writing a significant editorial regarding the spring break party that was held recently. W…
May/June Gasparilla Magazine now available
The May/June Gasparilla Magazine is out and ready to be distributed…
Historic Preservation Board reveals convoluted information after potential violation brought to light
■ BY SUE ERWIN AND MARCY SHORTUSE At its monthly meeting on Wednesday…
Friends WW II Symposium April 16-18
■ STAFF REPORT The Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center will be hosting The 2018 Pacific Theater WWII symposium, a 3-…
Many questioning Scott’s new law regarding private ownership of beaches … how does it affect us?
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE House Bill 631, signed into law last month but just recently making headlines, has some Gasparilla Islan…
Boca Grande Methodist Church women distribute $60,000 from Strawberry Festival activities, thrift sale
■ STAFF REPORT The United Methodist Women of Boca Grande have handed out nearly $59,000 raised from their annual Strawberry…
Mark Asparilla, MD to be inducted into Charlotte County Hall of Fame
■ STAFF REPORT Community and tourism champion Mark O. Asperilla, MD has been selected as the 2018 Charlotte County Tourism H…
ISLAND LEO BEAT: LCSO crime prevention team to hold special presentation at Power House
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office Crime Prevention Unit invites everyone on the island to a special presentation on ID theft a…