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This Memorial Day, watch for manatees while on the boat
The Memorial Day weekend typically means crowded conditions on Florida waterways, and Save the Manatee Club cautions the bo…
A tale of two soldiers … Walter Tatko and John Bourgoin
BY JACK SHORT
To anyone who happened upon a scene in the kitchen of the Palmetto Inn recently, two men pouring over maps…
Get ready to ‘howl’ on May 30
Capt. Sandy Melvin of Special Effects/Gasparilla Outfitters has announced the date for the traditional “Howl at the Moon” O…
Your pet could be a calendar star
To the Editor:
Suncoast Humane Society is excited to announce tha…
Wherefore art thou, sweet Aunt Bea?
To the Editor:
It’s that time of year again. The time when the lo…
Dead turtle found on beach, cause of death possibly man
BY MARCY SHORTUSE
Sea turtle season has just begun and while nest numbers are still low, island patrollers have alre…
Spook takes Ladies Day, Jill Marie and Casuarina place
Fighting a jumper aboard Triple Trouble in the Ladies Day 25th anniversary tarpon tournament. Triple Trouble was captained…
Editorial: Shark fishing, Gilchrist fibbing, fat-bottomed trucks
BY MARCY SHORTUSE
As the tourist season cools down and tarpon season heats up, an outsider would think that things w…
Chatham, Melvin take prizes at Redbone
Boca Grande’s own Capt. Dave Chatham fished the Raymond James Boca Grande Classic this week, held at the Gasparilla Inn…
Be hangtag ready for hurricane season 2015
The Boca Grande Fire Department issued new hurricane hangtags in 2012 to officials, residents, property owners, and bus…