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Storm event, turtle nest losses, no red flags yet
BY JACK SHORT
Two weeks of onshore wind and pounding waves have taken their toll on sea turtle nests here on the island…
Boil water over the weekend, keep posted with Water Association
Water service was interrupted for most of the island for several hours on Thursday, Aug. 6. As of 3 p.m., water pressure ha…
Profile: Mary Smedley
BY JACK SHORT
Three years ago, I wrote my first profile. The subject was a former ambassador to Morocco and an undersecr…
Divers: Display flag, boaters, be aware
Submitted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission…
Come to the Mote Aquarium and help celebrate their birthday with a low admission fee
To the Editor:
In honor of Mote Marine Lab’s 60th anniversary, Fl…
GICIA facilitates parking ordinance revision
Boca Grande has gorgeous beaches and, even though they are public, they have a wonderful way of giving beach goers a sense…
Progress made in case filed against BGIPOA, TSIHA and others
BY JACK SHORT
Defendants have begun to answer accusations made against them in a lawsuit over access to Three Sisters Is…
STT and PTTS choose jury over magistrate
BY JACK SHORT
Both Silver King Entertainment, LLC and Save the Tarpon, Inc. would rather their case be heard by a judge…
Looking for some fun? Stop by the shops in Placida
BY MARCY SHORTUSE
Just over the bridge and to your right there is a historic little piece of old Florida where you can f…
Mote scientists to research protected grouper in novel study
BY KAITLYN FUSCO
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are conducting a novel study of the protected goliath grouper offshor…