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Mercabo purchase a done deal, now on to Phase II
BY BAYNE STEVENSON – The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association has successfully purchased the Mercabo…
Can you help Frankie Blue Eyes?
A local dog foster mom is desperately looking for help in placing a very handsome hound in a forever home. Renee Reeves wor…
Wright, Krusen teams take first at TIS Golf Shootout
BY VICKY WINTERER – The Island School, a tuition-free charter school for grades K-5, held its 3rd Annual $1,000,000 Golf Sho…
In the theatre, it’s the beginning of something wonderful: Royal Palm Players holding open auditions
SUBMITTED BY THE ROYAL PALM PLAYERS – On Broadway, every Tony award b…
Invasive species, anyone?
It was man against beast on a recent hunt in the Everglades called T…
She’s still here! Singing for a sunshade and sounding awesome
BY SUE ERWIN – Island singer Lynda Jamison, who has a heart of gold, a voice as clear and beautiful as a bell and the tenac…
First mates share memories about Miller’s Marina
BY SUE ERWIN – Capt. Bill Miller, Capt. Ray Rodriquez and Capt. John ‘Tater’ Spinks entertained a crowd at the Johann Fust…
‘Ultimate Dining Experience’ tickets, scholarships available through Chamber
Tickets for the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce 2016 “Ultimate Dining Experience” are still on sale and will be availa…
Strawberry Festival to feature artists Mitchell, Hannah and many more
BY SUSAN HANAFEE – What do the United Methodist Women’s Strawberry Festival and Boca Bargains have in common? Artist John M…
Explore Don Pedro by boat
BY SUE ERWIN – Ten explorers climbed aboard a 42-foot covered catamaran named the “Papyrus” and departed from Cape Haze Mar…