Among the yearly regulars at the Boca Grande Club is Dr. Constantine Mavroudis, one of the nation’s top pediatric cardiac surgeons. Born an American citizen in his ancestral home of Thasos, he has…
By MARK DRISCOLL
As the pace slows down on the Island, the Boca Grande Health Clinic wraps up an extraordinarily busy season marked by record-setting patient engagements.
• Patient Visits: W…
The 2024 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament is set for Wednesday, May 22 and Thursday, May 23.
This year, the Grande Tradition honorees at the Captain’s Party are Merritt ‘Babe’ Darna and the l…
The annual Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament hosted by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce was held on Saturday, May 11. The first place team on Outcast with Capt. Jesse Craddock caught four tarpo…
Boca Grande is very close to being a perfect community. That’s the personal and professional opinion of Oliver T. Carr, who has owned a home in Boca Grande for 20 years, and has been developing ho…
BY RON BOLTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. is pleased to present to you this year’s Annual Drinking Water Quality Report. This report is designed to inform you …
About four years ago, David Merced, son-in-law of Boca Grande homeowner Marilyn Witt, was driving his family from Chicago down to the island for Christmas break when he noticed a spot in his four-…
Charlotte County Parks and Natural Resources is continuing to monitor the seabird nesting colony in front of SeaWatch, off Gulf Shores Drive. Last week, they expanded the fenced-off area to create…
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY
The 2024 sea turtle nesting season for Gasparilla Island officially kicked off on May 1, and runs through October 31.
Trained Turtle Patrol volunteers with th…
Brent Cross, the assistant general manager of The Gasparilla Inn, has been named its president and general manager. Cross has, for the past 15 years, served in multiple offices at The Inn, from fr…
