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Turtle season ramping up, guests observe rare daytime hatch
■ BY SUE ERWIN Guests at the The Boca Grande Club had an exciting morning when they witnessed a rare daytime hatch on Friday…
Turn those sprinklers off when it rains!
■ STAFF REPORT Gasparilla Island Water Association staff would like to remind everyone to turn off their sprinklers whe…
Obituary: Jack Wurtz
Jack Wurtz, age 83, of Boca Grande, formerly of Greenwich, Connecticut, passed away in the company of his family on July 2…
Profile: Gayle Kocab
■ BY SUE ERWIN If you live on the island and ever had to deal with a…
Voting should never be a burden, an inconvenience or a problem
■ BY CARMEN SALOME When Lyndon Johnson was shepherding the landmark…
Clean up on 13th Street, please …
To the Editor: I often wonder if some folks here ponder … Now that I have purchased a very expensive slice of paradise, ho…
What you took was more than just a tree – for shame
To a Thief: For shame! Did you have to sneak around in the middle of the night lest you be seen by my neighbors as you stole…
Due process for all is good, but what about this slippery slope?
To the Editor: There’s been a lot of news in the past few weeks. I would like to throw in my two cents. Anyone who thought t…
Demolition has begun at GICIA Preserve
■ SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) is extremely pleased to repo…
Charlotte County increases area of no wake zone
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE
Charlotte County has determined that the “slow speed/no wake” zone in the area of Gasparilla Sound and t…