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Lights out, holes filled in, beach furniture picked up for turtle season
Soon you’ll begin seeing the telltale signs of another sea turtle season. The unmistakable tracks in the sand, turtle patrol…
Former Boca Grande chef opens gourmet shop in Asheville, N.C.
BY SUE ERWIN – Denise Searle and her husband, Jimmy, enjoyed living and working in Boca Grande for many years, but in 201…
GIWA pleased to report island water passed all federal & state requirements
BY BONNIE PRINGLE, GASPARILLA ISLAND WATER ASSOCIATION – Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. (GIWA) is pleased to pres…
Journey’s End: The history of an island home
Submitted by the BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Journey’s End was a…
Beware the oxymoron, my son!
To the Editor: As a proud homeowner and winter resident of Boca Bay…
Hope for Haitians committee thanks community
Friends of Boca Grande, On behalf of the Hope for Haitian Committee, I want to again thank you, the Boca Grande community…
Mote to research local sea turtles in quest for many answers
To the Editor: The official season for sea turtle nesting on the Gulf Coast of Florida begins May 1 and ends Oct. 31, but ne…
OBITUARY: William “Steve” Stephens Rinaldi Sr.
William “Steve” Stephens Rinaldi Sr., 78, of Tampa and Boca Grande, died at home February 4, 2016 surrounded by family.
Profile: David O’Connell
BY SUSAN ERWIN – Orthopedic body worker and Therapist David O’Connell has been healing island residents at Park Avenue Mass…
Rescue crews searching for missing boater
■ By Sue Erwin
A 62-year-old man who launched a boat at El Jobean ramp in Port Charlotte Thursday apparently became separ…