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April 14, 2022
The Boca Grande Community Center has a position to fill; and it needs to be filled by just the right person. What they call “Program Specialist” we call “Heart of Boca Grande.” For those of us co…

April 14, 2022
FIVE YEARS AGO In celebration of Florida Lighthouse Day, 108 lucky people climbed the Gasparilla Island Light (formerly known as the Rear Range Light). They were the first-ever civilians to acces…

April 14, 2022
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April 14, 2022
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April 8, 2022
Last week two real estate transactions took place that were quite important to the downtown historic district – the purchase of the Railroad Plaza building in the 400 block of E. Railroad Avenue and…

April 8, 2022
‘Kin to almost everyone on the island’ As the sun would start setting on any given day, you might find Jo Anne Speer down at 1st Street beach. Sometimes her nephew and caretaker, Nelson, would ac…

April 8, 2022
On March 28 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of a second COVID-19 booster shot for persons over the age of 50. Additionally, persons over the age of 18 with compromised immun…

April 8, 2022
Two journalistic legends took the podium at the Johann Fust Library Foundation’s first-ever Author’s Luncheon Thursday, April 7, at the Gasparilla Inn. The crowd of 100 was enthralled by the wit and…

April 8, 2022
Would you like to become part of the Gasparilla Island’s community of visual artists? The time is now to stop by the Boca Grande Art Center and pick up your application to become an exhibiting membe…

April 8, 2022
An analysis of the counties in Florida where residents earned the most income from investments in 2018 has been completed, and Lee and Sarasota counties came in strong for the state at fifth and six…