We have a lot of red tide.
Over the past week,red tide was detected in 171 samples from and offshore of Southwest Florida. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in 94 sam…
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FIVE YEARS AGO
We said goodbye to Pedalin’ Patty, and a new toll system was announced that would be implemented within a few months.
TEN YEARS AGO
Save the Tarpon…
Our lack of ‘comms’ spurs a plan by several islanders
What’s that? I can’t hear you … you’re breaking up. You’re not alone if you feel daily frustration when trying to call out or receive cal…
Gopher tortoises love Gasparilla Island. They gravitate to areas with sun, sand and great weather, not unlike the humans who occupy the island. They are long-lived reptiles – 40 to 60 years in the…
The Charlotte County hearing on Cape Haze density is set for 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 28 in Room 119 of the Murdock Administration building.
Charlotte County government has proposed a …
The final History Bytes session of the season was a rousing success as dozens of people gathered in the Fust loggia to hear James Blaha, Trisha Lowe and Peg Kapustiak share the inside stories of t…
As part of the “Faith and …” speaker’s series at St. Andrew’s Church, Dr. Aine Donovan will speak on “Hope and Healing amidst Deep Division” next Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 4 p.m. This event is free and …
