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Strawberry Festival wrap-up shows amazing numbers, generous islanders

April 27, 2023
By Susan Hanafee If there had been any concerns that the 2023 Strawberry Festival would suffer as a result of Hurricane Ian, they vanished quickly when members of the United Methodist Women’s boa…

A flooded causeway took precedence at latest GIBA meeting

April 27, 2023
Flooding on the Gasparilla Island Causeway after Hurricane Ian was the main topic of discussion for the spring meeting of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority (GIBA), held Thursday, April 22. The…

Alice’s Secret Garden: A piece of the Fust Library, named for an island visionary

April 27, 2023
Submitted by the Johann Fust Library Foundation On Friday, April 14, 2023, under the cover of dappled light and surrounded by latticed brick walls and lush greenery, an intimate crowd of current…

Knight named new BGHS president, Blaha to serve as vice president

April 27, 2023
Johns Knight is the newly-elected president of the Boca Grande Historical Society. The Knight family came to Florida in 1840, settling first in Manatee County and later in Charlotte County. Before a…

Saying goodbye to Rev. Martyn

April 27, 2023
It was a sad farewell on Sunday, April 23 at the Lighthouse United Methodist Church of Boca Grande, as Rev. Martyn Atkins took his leave of us and heads back over the pond to England. Rev. Martyn st…

Celebrating the Gasparilla Island Lighthouse

April 27, 2023
The Gasparilla Island Lighthouse is open for business again. The historic structure was seriously damaged during Hurricane Ian, but with the help of many groups and individuals…

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April 27, 2023
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April 27, 2023
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Todd Simonds

April 27, 2023
“Being able to write a good paragraph can get you almost anywhere.” That’s the thinking of Todd Simonds, whose own life is a testament to the truth of that idea. Todd was an English major in coll…

Your weekly red tide report

April 27, 2023
Over the past week, the red tide organism Karenia brevis was detected in 86 samples collected from Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in three samples…