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PROFILE: Kelly Green
October 6, 2017
BY SUE ERWIN – Many residents and business owners on the island are quite familiar with the sparkling smile and energetic charisma of Kelly Green. Kelly is a licensed massage therapist, and she’s wor…
Island architect to be honored at MOD weekend
September 29, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT Tickets are on sale now for Sarasota MOD Weekend – their fourth annual Midcentury Modern Architecture Festival – which will take place November 10 through 12 and will celebrate island…
Placida Art Market to open
September 29, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT The Placida Art Market will begin its ninth year of shows on Saturday, Oct. 21 with a new and unique group of artists and craftsmen represented. All work displayed at the Art Market is…
Yes Virginia, hurricanes are real … so don’t shoot the messenger
September 18, 2017
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE You will have to forgive me this week as far as the content of the paper goes, our office has had no way to put out a newspaper this week. We have no power, no phones, no internet…
Baking for Texas
September 8, 2017
■ Ronica Davis of Native Gardens and her friends Pat Cole, Rebecca DeRosa, Tina Tersigni, Karissa Cumberland, Annie Fransoz and Kourtney and Teresa McDaniels held a bake sale to raise money for peopl…
Bucket brigade for Texas: Lighthouse Church donates flood buckets for hurricane victims
September 8, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN Members of the Lighthouse United Methodist Church of Boca Grande set a challenge for the congregation to collect items and put together flood buckets and hygiene kits for the victims o…
Disaster planning for residents with pets
September 8, 2017
■ SUBMITTED BY CHARLOTTE COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER Residents with pets face additional tasks when preparing for a disaster. All Charlotte County shelters accept pets except the special needs…
The Gasparilla Island Act: Part III Measuring buildings and making amendments
September 1, 2017
■ BY SUSAN HANAFEE Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles about the forces that have shaped development in Boca Grande and on Gasparilla Island. It’s a scene from the early 1980s th…
Chase Taylor doing well after foul ball accident, meets Tebow
September 1, 2017
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Chase Taylor is a very lucky little boy. After being hit with a foul ball at a Stone Crabs game on August 8, he is not only well on his way to recovery but also got to meet Tim Te…