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A final paving update: Yes, they’re done!
■ STAFF REPORT Commuters to the island are smiling today as the AJAX road paving project on the island is now finished…
BIPS: Renovated Gasparilla Island Range Light soon to be unveiled
■ BY SUE ERWIN The tenting on the Gasparilla Range Light will be coming down soon. Barrier Island Parks Society Executive Di…
Thefts from boats reported on ‘Damfi’ streets last week
■ STAFF REPORT Three separate cases of thefts from boats occurred on the island and were reported recently. According to rep…
Boater charged with numerous counts in Gonzalez fatal accident
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE An arrest has been made in the June boating d…
Get your tickets now for the Boca Bande New Year’s Eve gala
■ STAFF REPORT Get your tickets now for the first Boca Bande New…
Smokin’ meats and firefighters: Could you even ask for more?
■ BY SUE ERWIN Come and support your local firefighters on Friday, Dec. 30 as they fire up the smoker and cook up some de…
Celebrate new beginnings for the new year … ‘Lessons Learned from Living’
■ BY SUE ERWIN Alice Gorman will be speaking at an event, “New Beginnings from Crisis,” that will be held at the Boca Grande…
Profile Skyler Seidenberg
If you’ve visited Gasparilla Island State Park recently, chances are you might have seen Park Ranger Skyler Seidenberg putti…
Obituary: Shelley White
Shelley White passed peacefully in the comfort of her home on December 12, 2016. She was born June 6th, 1931, daughter…
Merry Christmas to the Lighthouse and to Boca Grande
To the Editor: Those of us who have been working to restore the Gasparilla Lighthouse wanted to thank the island for mak…