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5th Street parking lot looks a little different lately
April 21, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT You may have noticed some subtle changes to the 5th Street parking lot by The Gasparilla Inn Beach Club. Okay, well, they’re actually huge changes, but they are the same changes we ha…
Ground-breaking scientist could help save the planet: And he was here for Earth Day!
April 21, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN Ethan Edson, a marine scientist with Northeastern University, visited Boca Grande this week and coincidentally planned the trip around an Earth Day exhibition in Dallas, Texas. Edson w…
Profile: Margarita Santiago
April 21, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN If you’ve had dinner recently at Fusion – the island’s newest restaurant – you’ve likely witnessed Food and Beverage Manager Margarita Santiago bustling about the establishment and ma…
Obituary: William Martin
April 21, 2017
William “Bill” Martin, 83, of Boca Grande and Charlevoix, Mich., passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at his home on Monday, April 10, 2017. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Elizabe…
More than $35,000 raised for SHS: Thank you, Boca Grande!
April 21, 2017
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Woman’s Club’s 2017 Dog Show Chairs would like to thank our entire Dog Show and Yappy Hour Party volunteers for their wonderful job in making this year’s events such an…
OBITUARY: Michael T. Jaekels M.D.
April 17, 2017
Michael (“Doc”) T. Jaekels, M.D., who helped bring thousands of babies into this world as a career obstetrician and gynecologist, passed on February 15, 2017, at the age of 86. He was a resident of E…
For 90 years the sentinal has stood … and now the Light is finally ours!
April 14, 2017
■ SUBMITTED BY JIM GRANT OF THE BARRIER ISLAND PARKS SOCIETY Last week directors of the Barrier Island Parks Society finally celebrated, after 14-plus years of frustration in obtaining the island’s R…
Here is your island Easter in a pastel nutshell
April 14, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT Good Friday begins the final weekend of “season” on the island, and it begins with the annual Palm on Park sale and the Walk of the Cross. Lilly Pulitzer fans, this is your chance to g…
Memories of World Wars book introduced
April 14, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN When island resident Barbara Edgerton was asked to manage a collection of World War stories from Boca Grande families, she happily agreed, even though that meant dedicating the next ye…
Artist for World’s Richest chosen; sign up while there’s still time
April 14, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT Congratulations to the artist of the 2017 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, Kelly Reark. Kelly is an award-winning local artist inspired by her days fishing in Boca Grande and Chokolo…