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Local officials lead Florida seacoast recovery conference
September 21, 2023
Local experts on seacoast ecology are leading state efforts to reconcile scheduled beach replenishment and the environment at the second Florida Resilience Conference, set for Sept. 27-29 in Fort La…
Vanderbilt-vintage modernist Cape Haze Community Center upgraded
September 21, 2023
One of the original elements of the Cape Haze development of Alfred and William Vanderbilt began restoration this week.
The Cape Haze Community Center, which sits just off the fountain entrance a…
Flamingos! Flamingos everywhere! Even in Boca Grande and … Ohio?
September 7, 2023
Hurricanes don’t always bring good things, but the latest hurricane, Idalia, has not only brought the American flamingo back to Florida, but highlighted the potential for the eventual restoration an…
GIWA increase to take effect on October 1
September 7, 2023
Gasparilla Island Water Authority (GIWA) members will have a rate increase of five percent beginning Oct. 1, 2023, and future rate increases would be able to be approved administratively by the coun…
When your brain says to leave but your heart says no – why so many would rather stay at home with their pets than evacuate (Part II)
September 7, 2023
In times of stress, such as having to pack up and leave in the event of a pending natural disaster, if you don’t already have a plan in place it’s quite likely that one’s faculties will be frazzled…
Idalia’s indelible mark on Boca Grande’s beaches
September 7, 2023
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Summer and fall news at the Boca Grande Community Center
September 7, 2023
To the Editor:
The summer has been an active season at the Boca Grande Community Center and that will continue through the fall.
Highlights from the Community Center, 131 First Street West, Bo…
EDITORIAL: Paradise just ain’t what it used to be
September 7, 2023
If a hurricane doesn’t leave you dead
It will make you strong.
Don’t try to explain it, just nod your head,
Breathe in, breathe out, move on.
Those words went through my head a time or 1…









