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The Island School opens its doors for the 2018-19 season
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE This year’s Island School students gathered in their classrooms on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 8 to prepar…
Fire damages Boca Bay maintenance building, injures one
■ STAFF REPORT On Friday, Aug. 3 the Boca Grande Fire Department responded to a fire call at the Boca Bay maintenance shed i…
Profile: Patty Kitchen
■ BY SUE ERWIN Patty Kitchen moved to Boca Grande in 1982, and she’s been working on the island ever since. But now, with th…
Turtle nest numbers up from last year despite red tide
■ BY SUE ERWIN Despite the effects of red tide, sea turtle nests numb…
Search for scallops coming soon
■ STAFF REPORT The annual Great Bay Scallop Search is planned for thi…
It’s midnight: Do you know where your tarpon are?
■ STAFF REPORT It’s midnight. Do you know where your tarpon are? That’s a question that Bonefish & Tarpon Trust and its…
Pets put their best paw forward to benefit SHS
■ STAFF REPORT Suncoast Humane Society is looking for its next “top model” to star in its 2019 Pet Calendar. The calendars a…
Boca Grande native credits growing up on island for her career success
■ PROVIDED BY THE US NAVY OFFICE OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH A 2002 Lemon Bay High School graduate and Boca Grande, Florida, nati…
Red tide: What Mote is doing now
■ BY HALEY RUTGER, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY From October 2017 through July 2018, Mote and its partners have monitored extensiv…
Island fans from overseas question governor about red tide
To the Editor: We are regular visitors to Boca Grande from England and are horrified by what is happening with the red tide…