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The weekly red tide report

Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 75 samples collected from Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in 14 samples from...

The second Annual Gasparilla Mallet Club Tournaments are in the history books, and they were resounding successes, according to Skip Russo, one of the tournament’s directors. At least 24 people took...

Florida Lighthouse Day to be celebrated Saturday

March 30, 2023
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Florida Lighthouse Day is celebrated every year at lighthouses throughout the state to commemorate Florida’s lighthouse heritage and preservation, and on the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse grounds between...

Candy Hooper to talk on Absalom Markland … who?

March 30, 2023
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When Absalom Markland died in 1888, his obituary was carried in newspapers nation wide. Today he is virtually unknown. Who was this man who was a confidant of Lincoln, Grant and Sherman? Why was he...

Library Foundation presents two professors and authors in conversation

March 30, 2023
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The Johann Fust Library Foundation is excited to present a unique program featuring two professors from the University of Central Florida, Chrissy Kolaya and David James Poissant, in a conversation...

OBITUARY: Bob Frederick

March 30, 2023
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Obituaries

Bob Frederick, a much-loved father, grandfather and great grandfather, passed away on March 22, 2023, with family at his side. Born in Elkhart, Indiana in 1926, Bob grew up there with his parents and...

The Weekly Red Tide Update

In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background to medium concentrations in and offshore of Pinellas County, very low to medium concentrations in Manatee County, background...

BIKE PARADE, SPRING FAIR ARE UPON US!

March 23, 2023
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Get ready for the annual Spring Fair sponsored by the Boca Grande Woman’s Club on Saturday, March 25. It will be a day filled with superheroes from across the galaxy … or maybe just from your own neighborhood!...

4-DIGIT PHONE BOOKS ARE HERE!

March 23, 2023
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Saddle up and head to town, because the moment you’ve been waiting for has arrived … the 4-digit phone books are here! After losing so many of our 2022 to Ian (he blew our storage shed away,...

OBITUARY: Hope Benton

March 23, 2023
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Obituaries

Hope Hutchins Benton, died unexpectedly on March 3, 2023 at the age of 83, just two days after her best birthday ever. She was in the Bahamas, on a boat, with her family and friends. She had taken...