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Get your $10 cats at SHS
May 17, 2019
To the Editor: Suncoast Humane Society celebrates Adopt-a-Cat Month, traditionally observed in June, by getting an early start with a feline adoption special. Now through June 30, you can adopt a f…
Sorry folks, stone crab season closed …
May 17, 2019
To the Editor: The commercial and recreational harvest of stone crab claws in Florida closes on May 16, with the last day of harvest on May 15. Stone crab season will reopen on Oct. 15. This five-m…
Your water might smell a bit odd …
May 16, 2019
To the Editor: The Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. will be temporarily changing the disinfection process for its Placida and Boca Grande potable (drinking water) water supply. From May 20…
Ladies Day weekend is here! – Celebrate moms and silver kings, win cash money and keep the tradition
May 10, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Right now there is someone out there making Jell-O shots. Someone else is buying Mardi Gras beads, and yet other someones are calling their mom, grandmother or sister to talk about t…
Historic Preservation Board debates 11th Street project, E. Railroad home
May 10, 2019
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Lee County Planning approached the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board at their monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 8 with three projects on the agenda, but one stood out as a…
Code of Honor takes second and show at 145th Kentucky Derby
May 10, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN The 145th Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs shocked many fans who watched the race when judges ruled that Maximum Security was disqualified, but one of our local horses that ran s…
Scarpa’s Coastal soft opening has come, and the reaction is positive
May 10, 2019
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The fish tank is still there. The general look is the same, and the phone number is, too. The sign came down last week for PJ’s Seagrille, Scarpa’s Coastal sign went up, and a n…
Kids’ Drama Club to perform this evening, May 10
May 10, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT The Island School Kids’ Drama Club will be performing a short program for the community today, Friday, May 10 at 5:30 p.m. The show will take place at the Boca Grande Community Cente…
Teacher battles rare disease, seeks to raise awareness
May 10, 2019
■ BY SUE ERWIN Lauren Hanrahan once taught kindergarten at The Island School. Now she teaches third grade at Englewood Elementary School. She has a three-year-old daughter and a 7-month-old son, an…
Play golf and support the Lemon Bay Manta Rays at the same time
May 10, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT The annual Lemon Bay Touchdown Club Golf Tournament is planned for Saturday, May 18 at the Rotonda Golf & Country Club Hills course. This tournament will be a four-person scrambl…