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Citizens silently redeem local beaches, waterways by removing dead fish
July 6, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN A group of heroic residents stepped up over the weekend to remove the piles of dead fish from island beaches. A huge “thank you” goes out to Braxton Bowen and his family, and the Com…
Obituary John Dean Compton
July 6, 2018
John Dean Compton of North Port, Fla. passed away June 25, 2018 surrounded by his family. He died of natural causes after a short period of declining health. John was born March 20, 1930 to John E …
Profile Amira Fox
July 6, 2018
■BY MARCY SHORTUSE When Amira Fox turns onto the Boca Grande Causeway, she feels a sense of relief come over her that is well earned. She is the chief assistant state attorney for the 20th Judicial…
Try not to shoot the messenger, please
July 6, 2018
■BY MARCY SHORTUSE Since the recent mass shooting at a newspaper office up north, I have seen some really callous and negative comments about the media in response to the tragedy. “They’re all hack…
July 4th parade set for 10 a.m.
June 29, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT
The 2018 4th of July Bike Parade that has made the island famous will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 4.
That means be at PJ’s Seagrille side parking area (between the Old The…
Boca Grande Dead Fish Disposal
June 29, 2018
From Friday, June 29 to Monday, July 2 residents can use the dumpster that will be located at the west end of 7th Street in Boca Grande, Gulf side, to dispose of fish carcasses related to the prese…
Research shows bad blooms back to the 1800s, so the question is … Are we really feeding the red monster?
June 29, 2018
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Hype on social media and on local television news channels continues regarding our red tide bloom, and it’s easy to see why. It’s been a few years since we had a fish kill of th…
Red tide from a Mote scientist’s perspective
June 29, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN Coughing and sneezing due to red tide is annoying enough … but as dead fish piled up on island beaches this week, the stench in the air certainly added to the unpleasantness. One thi…
GIBA discusses petition to change name of Causeway
June 29, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT At the quarterly meeting of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority held on Wednesday, June 27, it was discussed that Boca Grande North is petitioning Charlotte County to change the n…
Sea turtle hatchlings due any day, but will they survive red tide?
June 29, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN So far this season, there are far fewer sea turtle nests on Gasparilla Island when compared to last year. The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported 281 Caretta caretta (loggerh…