News
GIBA discusses swing bridge construction progress at quarterly meeting
November 20, 2015
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority held their quarterly board meeting on Wednesday. Items on the agenda included an explanation of swing bridge change orders, an update on the sout…
Are outboards changing the landscape of the sandbar?
October 23, 2015
To the Editor:
I might be mistaken, but I have recently noticed, crossing the second bridge heading toward Boca, and looking to my left next to where numerous “redneck yacht club” outings have be…
Thank you to all who played the 2015 Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce Fall Golf Scramble
October 19, 2015
The 2015 Chamber of Commerce Golf Scramble took place on October 12 on the links at The Gasparilla Inn & Club. The format was an 18-hole, four-player scramble with three flights and no h…
A second ‘Lunch with the Legends’ in the works
October 16, 2015
There’s hope for all of you who didn’t get your tickets in time for the Boca Grande Historical Society “Lunch With the Legends” performance, to be held on November 3 at 11:45 a.m. at The Gasparilla I…
Ghosts and legends of Boca Grande: Part II
October 16, 2015
By Marcy Shortuse – This week the tales of a little girl who loved to play, another girl who loves to play tricks and a third girl distraught with grief over a lost love. Welcome to Part II of “Gh…
Forum to discuss FPL land purchase set for November
October 16, 2015
By Marcy Shortuse A community hearing date has been set to discuss a matter very vital to the Boca Grande community: The purchase of the FPL land at the southern tip of the island, possibly for $20 m…
Please, don’t obstruct the beach walkway
October 16, 2015
Noy’s (Patrick’s) opening date change
October 9, 2015
■ STAFF REPORT Remember last week when we said that Patrick Vollmer’s new “Asian fusion” restaurant called Noy’s Bistro and Lounge on Gasparilla Road at San Domingo Blvd. would open October 13? Well…
Ghosts and legends of Boca Grande: Part I
October 9, 2015
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It isn’t hard to surmise that a place as old as Gasparilla Island has a few tales to tell – and not all of them are paradise-perfect. While we are now known as an elite island g…
‘He will get by St. Peter without shoes’ … rest in peace, Capt. Buster
October 9, 2015
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Capt. Lewis “Buster” Herzog, a true Boca Grande character of the greatest magnitude, has left this earth to fish another realm. If you knew him you only have to close your eyes to…