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FIVE YEARS AGO
We lost Capt. Freddy Futch. Also, Charlotte County Planning and Zoning went against county staff’s recommendation and voted not to put their seal of approv…
Over the past week, the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was detected in 135 samples from and offshore of Southwest Florida, and one from Northwest Florida. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/li…
This week something happened on the island that shook many people. It angered them, it confused them and it struck a chord in them that resonated with a sonic boom. Many of those people are Island S…
Are you feeling the need for some donut-y goodness? The Gasparilla Inn & Club has what you need, as they have just set up their own little “Picnic Basket” in the empty lot kitty-corner to the In…
Density limitations in the western part of Charlotte County are being discussed again, and a group of Cape Haze land owners, business owners and residents are very involved. They are encouraging peo…
When Capt. Sandy Melvin, Bill Klettke and Michael Vaughn founded the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic more than a decade ago, it was with one objective in mind – to create a fast-paced, action-packed…
