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Howl at the Ladies tourney this weekend
June 13, 2024
BY BETSY FUGATE JOINER, GASPARILLA MARITIME MUSEUM PRESIDENT
Ladies get ready to “Howl at The Moon” on Saturday, June 15 from 7 to 10 p.m.
The tournament weekend begins with registration and…
Mid-year check-in on real estate trends
June 13, 2024
Real estate enters slow season with high values
As the season winds down and the summer real estate quiet begins, brokers are saying that Gasparilla Island is getting back to a pre-COVID market…
Retailers fear more parking restrictions will drive away customers
June 13, 2024
Amid the parking discussion that is once again dominating Boca Grande, many in the commercial district are concerned about how they might be affected by proposed parking limits.
Last Tuesday, …
Boca Blue wins Kids Classic
June 13, 2024
Above, Bob Melvin releases one of Boca Blue’s three tarpon last Saturday afternoon in the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament. The Shaw brothers battled three tarpon together as a tea…
Fishery management or is it mismanagement?
June 13, 2024
First, I want to explain that fishery management is an impossible job. How do we accurately count multiple species of fish underwater, absorb the guessed numbers, compile it into functioning data,…
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Six generations in Boca Grande, Caro Onofrio
June 13, 2024
Usually, getting sick or injured is a pain – in more ways than one. In Boca Grande, though, it is made less so because of the people who work at the Boca Grande Health Clinic. One of those people …
It really was a ‘howling time’ at the Howl at the Moon
June 7, 2024
■ BY BETSY JOINER
Saturday night the winds were “Howling” out of the east for the ‘Howl At The Moon’ Tarpon Tournament. Despite the wind and choppy waters 35 tarpon were released in three hours…
SW Florida Fishing: June starting out hot on the water
June 7, 2024
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
The tarpon fishing has been great throughout May and into June. There have been lots of fish being caught in Boca Grande Pass on live bait.
There have also been quit…
EcoWatch: The plight of the oceans is a cause for alarm
June 7, 2024
“The ocean is the lifeblood of our world. If we were to lose our fish that we appreciate so much by overfishing, or if were to lose some of our favorite beaches to over-building and pollution, the…
Gasparilla Inn Letter: Keep Boca Grande as ‘welcoming town’ in all parking discussions
June 7, 2024
BY BRENT CROSS, PRESIDENT, THE GASPARILLA INN
Editor’s note: Wednesday, The Gasparilla Inn sent a Letter to the Editor concerning parking in Boca Grande. The letter, from President and General …