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World-class art meets world-class fishing at invitational festival
■ STAFF REPORT The 2017 Boca Grande Tarpon Festival is almost here, and excitement is brewing as the island prepares for thi…
New part-time volunteer opportunities at BGHS
■ SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Are you interested in getting more involved with the community? Do you enj…
‘Tis spring, and the male manatee’s thoughts turn to … love
■ BY SUE ERWIN The temperature is getting balmier and the water is getting warmer, and the manatees know what they should be…
Profile: Roselle Agles
■ BY SUE ERWIN You might see her cruising around town in her pink go…
Englewood Bank & Trust collecting food for the troops
To the Editor: Kevin Hagan, president of Englewood Bank & Trust…
Scuttled
■ This sailboat ran aground on a sandbar in Gasparilla Pass (Gulf side) last weekend, and is definitely a hazard to navigati…
BGFD firefighters create life-saving grid system
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Gasparilla Island and its surrounding waters have thousands upon thousands of visitors every year who co…
Looking to land a big one? Sign up now for tournaments
■ STAFF REPORT The tarpon are biting in the Pass and tournament season is heating up in Boca Grande, so make sure you’re sig…
GIWA declares water shortage due to drought
■ SUBMITTED BY THE GASPARILLA ISLAND WATER ASSOCIATION The Gasparilla Island Water Association measured 2.47 inches of rain…
Stump Pass dredging project to continue through May 15
■ BY SUE ERWIN The dredging of Stump Pass continues to draw questions, but Charlotte County leaders are calling the project…