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Lead architect updates residents on Gasparilla Island Lighthouse
February 17, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN Island residents had the opportunity to meet and listen to internationally known master metalsmith Alex Klahm on Thursday, February 9 at the Boca Grande Community Center auditoriu…
Island youth makes lofty goal a reality
February 17, 2017
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Boca Grande has been Ben Taylor’s home since he was a child, but his aspirations far surpass our narrow little strip of land. At the age of 17 he recently received his privat…
Fourth annual Island School Million Dollar Shootout a raving success
February 17, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT The Island School, a tuition-free charter school for grades K-5, held the fourth annual $1,000,000 Golf Shootout last week on a blustery winter day at The Gasparilla Inn & Cl…
TIS teacher is leavin’ on a jet plane … to service KC135 refuelers
February 17, 2017
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On the afternoon of February 3, Island School teacher Rebecca Blalock looked around her classroom of students as they packed thei…
Profile: Candice Shy Hooper
February 17, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN Island author Candice Shy Hooper was born in Agana, Guam. Her father served in the Navy, and her mother was a military wife. As a child, she lived on Saipan, and she moved around a…
Obituary: Memorial service for William D. Rader
February 17, 2017
A memorial service for William Donald Rader will be held on Saturday, March 4 at the Boca Bay Pass Club Powerhouse, located at 801 Gulf Blvd. in Boca Grande. Mr. Rader passed away at the age of…
LBC tarpon net pull at Wildflower this Saturday
February 17, 2017
To the Editor: Please mark your calendar to help our next monthly tarpon net pull event at Lemon Bay Conservancy’s Wildflower Preserve this coming Saturday morning, Feb. 18. This is an important…
Berries, bargains and much more: The Strawberry Festival returns on March 4
February 10, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT. Take 55 flats of strawberries, 55 dozen biscuits, 48 cans of whipped topping, 24 cases of hotdogs and brats, and you have a few of the makings for the 19th annual United Methodist…
Mote CEO updates island crowd on research projects, promotes upcoming event
February 10, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN. Passion. Partnership. Philanthropy. Those are the three words Dr. Michael Crosby, president and CEO of Mote Marine Laboratory, said determine the success of the organization when…
Yale Whiffenpoof alumni to perform today
February 10, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN Former members of one of America’s most acclaimed vocal ensembles, the Whiffenpoofs, will be performing at the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium at 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17…