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So this red tide … is it ever going away?
November 30, 2018
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE As I type this on a Wednesday morning, it’s a brisk 58 degrees outside at 11:30 a.m. The wind is howling through the pillars down below my “porch” office at the Beacon that sticks…
Covert canine feature addressed by local four-legged critters
November 30, 2018
To the Editor: From one morbidly obese canine to another: I believe I speak for all my compatriots at the 7th Street dog park when I say we are delighted to know our canine needs will be met by the g…
Seibert remembers the peripatetic Paul Rudolph
November 30, 2018
■ BY MARY BESS
The Sarasota Architectural Foundation recently marked the100th birthday of Paul Rudolph at the annual Sarasota MOD Week End, a celebration of the area’s mid century modern archite…
Bocilla Islands Conservancy fundraiser was a success
November 29, 2018
To the Editor: Bocilla Islands Conservancy Inc. would like to thank the community for the success of its second annual Preserving Paradise Auction that was held on Sunday, Nov. 10 on Don Pedro Island…
A look into the future of The Gasparilla Inn Beach Club
November 23, 2018
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The Gasparilla Inn & Club has been slowly introducing their new plans for the property where the Gasparilla Inn Beach Club and the dog park are now, and now the plans are publ…
Red tide forum brings hundreds to Community Center
November 23, 2018
BY SUE ERWIN – There was a long line wrapping around the auditorium on Friday afternoon at the Boca Grande Community Center, as hundreds of people concerned about Red Tide came to hear scientists spe…
BIPS announces GIL commemoration and lighting ceremony: One week left to be named as a ‘founding donor’
November 23, 2018
It’s been a long and challenging journey, but finally on Saturday, Feb. 9, the Gasparilla Island Lighthouse will once again provide a flashing light in our sky as a nighttime aid to navigation for lo…
GIBA discusses new toll system upgrades, a possible new path and more
November 23, 2018
A two-day GIBA quarterly board meeting was concluded on Monday, Nov. 19, which included updates on the toll collection system and raffic numbers coming soon. Prior to that, though, GIBA Advisory Boar…
Boca Grande Woman’s Club announces $50,000 challenge grant for new public safety dock
November 23, 2018
The Boca Grande Woman’s Club has joined with the Boca Grande Fire Department and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office to build a new public safety dock for Gasparilla Island. This week the BGWC announced…
It’s an island tradition! Join everyone for the community tree lighting ceremony on December 2
November 23, 2018
Join family and friends at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 2, for the annual lighting of the Boca Grande Community Christmas tree. Sponsored by the Boca Grande Woman’s Club, the event will be held across the…