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Gaza aid worker caught his first fish here
April 19, 2024
Jacob Alexander Flickinger, a 33-year-old humanitarian food aid worker for the charity World Central Kitchen, was killed April 1, 2024 while delivering food aid in Gaza. He is the nephew of island…
Waiting for dinner …
April 19, 2024
Last year, Florida Power & Light placed an osprey platform at the south end of the island, near Belcher. This year, there’s a baby osprey, seen this week.
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Captains founders visit to talk Clean Water at Eagle Grille
April 19, 2024
Captains for Clean Water held an event at Eagle Grille on Tuesday, April 16 to discuss the organization’s conservation work since its founding in 2016.
Hosted by Chandler Converse, Capt. Doug S…
SW Florida Fishing: Snook, trout, reds oh my
April 12, 2024
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
Snook have been the deal in the back country this week. Lots and lots of snook have been caught on white bait through March and into April.
If you are looking to tar…
SW Florida Fishing: Tarpon starting to show up
April 12, 2024
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR
With warmer waters it’s time to shift gears and search for monster tarpon.
Recently we fished through heavy rain and wind in the muddy waters of the everglades and 10,00…
Ask a Doc: Parkinson’s disease can now be detected through the skin
April 12, 2024
BY BRET KUEBER, M.D., ASSISTANT MEDICAL DIRECTOR, BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC
April, the birth month of James Parkinson, is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. Parkinson’s is a degenerative synd…
EcoWatch: Good and bad eco news
April 11, 2024
“Better to have bad news that’s true than good news that is made up.”
– Eric Ries, American Entrepreneur and author of the Lean Start Up
Yes, it is that time again when Eco Watch will featur…
Historic Preservation meetings canceled
April 11, 2024
Please note that both the April 10th and May 8th Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meetings are canceled.
Book-briefs: New regional titles
April 11, 2024
Some new local history titles out this spring:
• “Three Ringling Circus: A History of Sarasota and the Famous Ringling Brothers” by Sandra Gurvis illuminates the Ringling family’s impact on…
Good grief: Charles Schulz biographer here April 24
April 11, 2024
At 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, David Michaelis will discuss his acclaimed biography of Charles Schulz, creator of the beloved comic strip “Peanuts” (a name Schulz did not like).
In its re…