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Business and Real Estate: Mystic runs visit Boca Grande
January 2, 2025
A half dozen Mystic Powerboat catamarans were at Boca Grande Marina last weekend for a lunchtime owners run.
“It’s been a great market for us,” said John Cosker, owner and founder of Mystic. …
Boca Grande’s Island Disaster Fund ends with over $3.5 million in donations
January 2, 2025
The island Disaster Fund is now at $3,596,000 to aid island non-profits and businesses.
“It keeps coming in,” said co-organizer Larry Hannah, who is one of a group of volunteers who are helping t…
New Florida fiction
January 2, 2025
Some new Florida books:
“State of Paradise” by Laura van den Berg
In a small Florida town, a ghostwriter navigates a surreal summer filled with missing people, a mysterious virtual…
‘Ten Restaurants That Changed America’ at Friends lecture
January 2, 2025
BY FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE
Join the Friends on Friday, January 10, at 4:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s for a lecture by Yale Professor Paul Freedman on his book, “Ten Restaurants That Changed America.”…
American Glory passing Boca Grande Lighthouse
January 2, 2025
The coastal catamaran American Glory arrived in Boca Grande Pass on its Florida Gulf Coast and Keys Cruise on New Year’s Day. They run through March. She has capacity for 100 guests, and is part of…
The GICIA celebrates 40th anniversary of island’s cherished Bike Path
January 2, 2025
BY MISTY NICHOLS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the cherished GICIA Bike Path. Originally opened…
Scholarship reminder
January 2, 2025
The Scholarship Committee of the Boca Grande Woman’s Club is accepting scholarship applications. Applicants for the program must meet the following criteria:
1. Have applied for admission to a sc…
Girl goes missing on beach, found quickly by deputies
January 2, 2025
Last Thursday, Dec. 26 a six-year-old girl was missing for about 15 minutes after being seen walking northbound of 1st Street and Gilchrist Avenue.
The girl was found safely in about 15 or 20 mi…
Busy December for Causeway crossings
January 2, 2025
The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will have final year-end numbers from the bridge at the end of this week; so far, the December traffic count is up about 1,000 from December 2023.
“We aver…
2025 resolutions include ‘mess with his sister less’
January 2, 2025
This Friday’s paper is the first of the new year. Despite still recovering from the dual hurricanes this fall, Boca Grande was crowded with visitors this week, here to ring in 2025 in paradise.
F…