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Reviewing ‘The Best Man’: RPP’s first offering of the season
November 2, 2018
■ SUBMITTED BY RPP Political intrigue combined with moral and ethical dilemmas. We’re not referring to this year’s mid-term elections, but to Royal Palm Players’ fall production of “The Best Man,” …
Turtle patrollers document 736 sea turtle nests in 2018
November 2, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN Sea turtle nesting season has officially ended, and the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported there were 736 nests, and 74,000 hatchlings left our shores this season. Breaking …
ISLAND LEO BEAT: Help! I’ve been involved in an automobile accident!
November 2, 2018
Oh, have you ever been in a traffic crash, minor or otherwise? After all, accidents do happen, so here are some pointers and Florida Law as it relates to traffic crashes, personal injury, property …
Profile: Arnie Preston
November 2, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN If you’ve attended a Royal Palm Players performance over the past few years and have been impressed by the wardrobe of the cast members, the artist responsible for that is Arnie Pres…
Many thanks to everyone who supports the Boca Grande F.D.
November 2, 2018
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Fire Department would like to thank everyone that helped with our 75th Anniversary Open House. The out pouring of well wishes and response from the Community has been…
Sea turtle nesting results in for neighboring beaches … and thanks to red tide the numbers aren’t good
November 2, 2018
■ SUBMITTED BY HALEY RUTGER, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY AND AQUARIUM Sea turtles laid a near-record number of nests during their 2018 nesting season on Longboat Key through Venice, Florida, report Mote…
Candy needed for this Saturday’s Halloween Carnival
October 26, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT Get those costumes ready, as the annual Boca Grande Halloween Carnival will be taking place on Saturday, Oct. 27, beginning at 1 p.m. with the ever-popular costume contest for many d…
Amendments have you confused?
October 26, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN Whether you’re filling out your ballot to vote early, or heading to the polls on November 6, you’ve likely been hearing and reading various opinion pieces about the constitutional am…
J.T. and Smitty, together again
October 26, 2018
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Tuesday, Oct. 23 if you thought you felt the earth shift a little bit, you might have been correct. Call it a change in the tectonic plates along the planet’s lay lines, call…
Islanders come together (as they always do) to help our Panhandle neighbors devastated by Hurricane Michael
October 26, 2018
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE When Hurricane Michael came onshore on Wednesday, Oct. 10, he came with winds of 155 mph and driving, torrential rain. While he was quicker moving than some storms, the path of …