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This is your last week to vote for the Fust Library!
■ STAFF REPORT This is your last chance to make the Fust famous, as voting in the American Institute for Architects and the…
Port Charlotte youth drowns at south end of island while visiting with church group
■ STAFF REPORT A 15-year-old boy visiting Boca Grande with his church youth group drowned on Saturday, July 15 at 5:32 p.m…
Two lives saved from drowning at south end, thanks to human chain … and a pool noodle and shell sifter
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Theresa Wise’s simple shark’s tooth hunting expedition on Wednesday, July 12 at the south end of the isl…
Capt. Wayne wins again in Ladies Draw
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Eight tarpon were released in the 2017 Ladies Mix…
Len and Bev say good-bye to The Palmetto Inn, plan to move to Cape Haze
■ BY SUE ERWIN Islanders Beverly Furtado and Len Tatko will soon bid…
Gasparilla Island sea turtle update: Those babies are movin’ toward the Gulf!
■ BY SUE ERWIN We’re three months into nesting season, and many baby sea turtles have been making their way to the shoreline…
Profile Beverly Furtado
■ BY SUE ERWIN Beverly Furtado was first introduced to Boca Grande 38 years ago, when she was vacationing with her late husb…
Obituary Jay Niles
John “Jay” Cutler Niles, of Marblehead, Mass. and Woodstock, Vt., passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, July 9, 2017 wit…
Do we need more signage at our southern beach access points?
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The time has come to start a new discussion on more specific signage at our southern beach access points…
Fust Library named as one of 25 favorite Florida buildings
■ STAFF REPORT Want to make the Fust famous? This is your chance, as the American Institute for Architects and the Florida F…