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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Monday morning, another restless night
May 8, 2020
To the Editor:
Well, its 3:45 AM and I woke up early again. Last night was very disturbing to me and my mind wouldn’t stop thinking about what I heard.
No, I didn’t watch the news, or the President…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Many thanks for making an unprecedented journey successful
May 8, 2020
To the Editor:
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
To everyone who watched Spark Boca Grande TV’s Livestream Comedy reading of “His Second Act” on May 2, we’d like to say “Thank you.”
Thank you for yo…
EDITORIAL: The power of the press, the power of the people
May 8, 2020
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – If you were to go back in a time machine to February 1 and be able to talk to the person you were back then, imagine the conversation you would have. Things we never thought wer…
OBITUARY: William W. Wilcox V
May 8, 2020
On April 27, 2020 William W. Wilcox V, 94, of Westwood, Mass. and formerly of Boca Grande, and devoted husband of Priscilla, his wife of 71 years, passed away.
He was born on April 24, 1926 in Midd…
PROFILE: Gina McFadden
May 8, 2020
STAFF REPORT – Boca Grande resident Gina McFadden is the Vice President of the Boca Grande Art Center Board of Directors and also the Chair of their Membership Committee.
She was born and raised in…
Body of man found in waters between Little Gasparilla and Gasparilla Island
May 7, 2020
STAFF REPORT – On Wednesday, May 6 the body of a 60-year-old man was found by emergency personnel in the waters between Little Gasparilla Island and Gasparilla Island. His cause of death is not bei…
Time they’ll never get back … Local high school seniors salvage what they can of their graduating year by looking ahead
May 4, 2020
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Prom dresses hang in closets, some with tags still attached. Hallways that were once filled with noise and bustle are still. Yearbooks will still be distributed, but the friends…
First four turtle nests found, prior to May 1 season opening
May 2, 2020
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Never let it be said that Gasparilla Island turtles are slackers. By the beginning of sea turtle nesting season for 2020, which started today, May 1, there were already four nes…
Let’s talk sidewalk amenities and parking in Boca Grande
May 2, 2020
Part II: Items to be addressed by the Boca Grande Community Planning Association
STAFF REPORT – Island residents who took the Boca Grande Community Planning Survey gave their views on two topics fa…
Island native wins prestigious library award for intellectual freedom
May 2, 2020
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Island native turned New Orleanian Seale Paterson was recently honored by the Louisiana Library Association with the 2020 Alex Allain Intellectual Freedom Award. This doesn’t co…