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The Crackers and the Yankees duke it out in book by local gardening guru
January 15, 2016
BY SUE ERWIN – Sitting in his summer home near Asheville, North Carolina, Boca Grande seasonal resident Edd Dean wrote a book called “The Secret Fortune.” The fictional book is about Boca Grande and…
Monitoring storms on Gasparilla Island: What’s the best way?
January 15, 2016
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On Saturday, Jan. 9 an EF2 tornado with winds upward of 130 mph tore across Cape Coral and left up to 10,000 people with property damage and without power. January in Florida is j…
Cleaning those closets? Need to simplify?
January 15, 2016
To the Editor: If you’re cleaning those closets and realize you have too much stuff, consider donating no-longer-needed items to the United Methodist Women’s Strawberry Festival, to be sold to raise…
Reader takes issue with ‘Ponzi scheme’ comparison
January 15, 2016
To the Editor: According to Wikipedia, a Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation in which the operator, an individual or organization, pays returns to its investors from new capital paid to…
Obituary: James Harrison Stanton
January 15, 2016
James Harrison Stanton, 98, of Boca Grande passed away from a heart attack while in his home on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. He was an active, generous man devoted to his wife, Lucy, for 73 years, and to…
Profile: Priscilla Masselink
January 15, 2016
BY SUE ERWIN – Boca Grande resident Priscilla Masselink grew up in Maine and moved to the island with her husband, Mark, in 2012. She met Mark while attending college in North Carolina, and t…
Historic Board rules Palm Avenue home as not historic
January 8, 2016
BY SUE ERWIN – The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board held a public meeting on Wednesday. More than 40 residents attended. A request to expand an approved rehabilitation of 920 Palm Avenue was…
The Island School to host second annual chowder dinner, silent auction
January 8, 2016
Gather ye spoons while ye may, for The Island School has announced that its second annual chowder dinner will be held on Saturday, Jan. 23 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Crowninshield Community House…
Suncoast featuring amazing items in Tennis Ball auction
January 8, 2016
Even the most discriminating of palates love Nat’s spaghetti. The Tennis Ball is a very important event every year, as it is the…
Obituary: Danny McKee
December 31, 2015
Danny McKee, 63, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away on December 21, 2015. He was born on July 28, 1953 in Boiling Springs, N.C. to Howard and Loveada (Adams) McKee.