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Edd and the amazing giant jackfruit
December 2, 2016
■ BY SUE ERWIN Four years ago, Edd Dean planted a seven-gallon potted jackfruit tree on his Boca Grande property. Then he patiently waited until the tree produced a fruit. About a year ago, one sma…
Profile: Kevin Hyde
December 2, 2016
■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande real estate broker Kevin Hyde was born in Port Jefferson, New York, and he’s been spending the summers in southwest Florida since he was 5 years old. He remembers wh…
Range Light commentary needed from Coast Guard
December 2, 2016
To the Editor: The Coast Guard is seeking comments on the usefulness of the Gasparilla Light as a tool for safe navigation. Factors to consider are whether its close proximity to the Boca Grande Li…
Captains for Clean Water fighting nutrient runoff from Lake O
December 2, 2016
To the Editor: Our Thanksgiving arrival brought a change I had feared since my first visit to the Everglades some 30+ years ago: The high-nutrient waters being released at Lake Okeechobee from the …
Chamber of Commerce Christmas Walk this Saturday
November 25, 2016
■ STAFF REPORT Hitch up the sleigh and head to grandma’s house on the island, because it’s time once again for the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Walk. The festivities will com…
Toddler with island roots battling leukemia, family seeks help
November 25, 2016
■ BY SUE ERWIN Amber Todd Guy’s world changed a few weeks ago. Her 3-year-old daughter, Zoe, had a cold that just wouldn’t go away. When a bothersome cough along with a low-grade fever continued to…
GIWA announces temporary modification of water treatment
November 25, 2016
■ STAFF REPORT Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. (GIWA) will be temporarily changing the disinfection process for its potable (drinking) water supply. GIWA will disinfect the water with fre…
Sheriff’s Office seeks help in identifying men involved in off-island thefts
November 25, 2016
■ STAFF REPORT The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information regarding two crimes that occurred just off-island recently, involving the theft of boat motors and an enclosed trai…
Local authors to perform reading at Fust Library on Tuesday
November 25, 2016
■ STAFF REPORT The JF Library Foundation presents Boca Grande authors Alice Gorman, Lucinda Sullivan and Daly Walker with noted author Sena Jeter Naslund on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 4 p.m. at the L…
Obituary: Joseph Verner Reed Jr.
November 25, 2016
Joseph Verner Reed Jr., the under secretary for four secretaries general of the United Nations and, as chief of protocol under President George Bush, presided over one of the more colorful diplomat…