■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Five years ago Sally Libonati decided she wanted to kick a bad habit. She had wanted to stop smoking and realized she needed to do so...
Public hearing to be held next week regarding BGFD tax increase
BY SUE ERWIN – The Boca Grande Fire Control District has tentatively adopted a measure to increase its property tax levy. The proposed operating...
Obituary: Richard Newman
A full obituary for Richard Newman will be announced here next week, but services in his honor will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 11 a.m. at Our La...
Storm time is here: Do you know where your hang tag is?
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – With the announcement of a new and potentially interesting tropical system headed in our direction you must ask yourself, “A...
Native Gardens, Patrick’s Thai to relocate while a new store is announced downtown
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Sometimes, change is good. Ronica Davis talked about change as she puttered around the new location for her business, Native...
Save the date for annual Chamber Golf Scramble at the Inn Golf Club
Make sure you buy that new driver and polish up your clubs, because the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Scramble, held at The Gasparilla In...
Little information available about $1 million that would have gone to Gasparilla Island State Park
BY JACK SHORT – An item stricken from the 2015-2016 Florida budget that would have sent $1 million to the Gasparilla Island State Park contained...
GICIA performs ecological restoration on donated lots
SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA – On June 13, the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) successfully completed the ecologica...
Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Revised Bridge Opening Schedule
The revised seven (7) day a week opening schedule for the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Swing Bridge is as follows: The bridge will open to vesse...
Delays to be expected when crossing the Boca Grande Causeway on Friday
On Friday, May 29 between the hours of 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. there will be limited and/or no power to the bridge or toll booth, as the electric lines to t...