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Mercabo eco-restoration continues, tours offered to the public
■ SUBMITTED BY GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) is pleased to announce that the…
Prominent prosecutor and author to speak at library foundation benefit
■ BY SUE ERWIN She worked at the first district attorney’s office in the country that introduced DNA evidence in a major hom…
The light has been relit!
Last Saturday evening, February 9, 2019, the Barrier Island Parks Society had a celebration to officially relight the histor…
Appreciation for a new look for Whidden’s, remembering Isabelle
■ On Tuesday, Feb. 12 the members of the Gasparilla Island Maritime M…
First Boca Grande Film Festival a smashing success
■ BY SUE ERWIN The inaugural Boca Grande Film Festival exceeded the e…
Island LEO Beat: Deputies respond to vehicle burglary call at state park
■ STAFF REPORT Two visitors were the victims of a vehicle burglary this past weekend at the south end of the island. Accordi…
The 2019 Strawberry Festival: Having fun and helping others
■ BY SUSAN HANAFEE Pam Hannah’s dining room table has been covered with papers for the last several months, but it doesn’t b…
Two proposed to become one again on Whiskey Row, BGHPB agrees
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The meeting was brief but things were accomplished at the monthly gathering of the Boca Grande Historic…
Obituary: Joe ‘Baldy’ Rinaldi
Joe “Baldy” Rinaldi – the leader of the tribe, great friend and purveyor of all things pig roastful – has passed away.
He t…
Profile: Jack Carley
■ BY SUE ERWIN After graduating from college in 1962, Jack Carley had almost a year before entering officer candidate school…