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Gasparilla Estates residents offered 10 percent settlement
February 9, 2024
Tired of fighting. That’s the word from one of the main homeowner claimants to an upcoming bankruptcy case for The Gasparilla Mobile Estates, which is located just to the west of Gasparilla Marina i…
Smart Studio at Old Theatre
February 9, 2024
Smart Studio began back in 1982 on the west side of Park Avenue, and now they are back, with a shop at 321 Park Ave. in the Old Theatre Building. Founder Wini Smart’s granddaughter Rebecca is now in…
GIWA water disinfection
February 9, 2024
The Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. will temporarily change the disinfection process for its Placida and Boca Grande potable water from February 20, 2024, at 8 a.m. through April 10, 2024…
Postal meeting Saturday
February 9, 2024
A group calling itself Parcels to the People has scheduled a public meeting outside at the Boca Grande Community center this weekend. Since just before Christmas, residents have been experiencing is…
Hands on science lab at The Island School
February 9, 2024
BY STEPHANIE SHIRBACK
Mrs. Shirback’s fifth grade science class dived deeper into their learning last week with an entire day full of experiments and hands-on learning experiences. Students have…
Can you refer me? How it works at the Boca Grande Health Clinic
February 9, 2024
JONNA FOOS DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC
The Boca Grande Health Clinic has more than 6,500 patient visits a year, and a number of those visits lead to a referral to a speciali…
Hoo: Placida Road owls, newest Englewood attraction
February 9, 2024
A nest of owls by Lemon Bay High School are Englewood’s newest tourist attraction. This “Great Horned Owl Nest” is across the street from Lemon Bay High School, in a street sign.
Eva Furner, a bi…
Lemon Bay High shares AquaLab science with community
February 9, 2024
Students from Lemon Bay High School’s marine program led the community last Wednesday on a tour of their AquaLab, a model for upper school science education. During the evening, marine science teach…
Secretary Skinner on fathers, mentorship and veterans
February 9, 2024
At age 85, former Secretary of Transportation Sam Skinner shared with a gathering of men at breakfast this week the need for men to have fathers and role models. He learned this lesson as a child, o…
State cites funding for manatees’ survival
February 9, 2024
Last week, Governor Ron DeSantis highlighted funding to protect Florida’s manatees and improve water quality while visiting Blue Spring State Park.
In January, Blue Spring State Park saw a record…