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Come say ‘Happy Birthday’ to Guinness World Records’ Oldest Manatee at South Florida Museum
July 10, 2015
To the Editor:
Snooty is an extra special Florida manatee who sets records every day for how long we know manatees can live. That fact has now been documented by the Guinness World Records. He ha…
Profile: Joshua Karl
July 10, 2015
BY JACK SHORT
Joshua Karl would have had to try pretty hard to end up in a place more different than Boca Grande. When he grew up here on the island, he went by Joshua Johnson, of the “harbor pil…
All you need to know about Boca Grande’s 4th of July
July 3, 2015
This year, the 4th of July festivities will begin bright and early at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, as all participants in the 3rd annual 4th of July golf cart and bicycle parade will congregate in t…
Minimum wake expansion proposed by Charlotte MAC
July 3, 2015
BY JACK SHORT
A proposed minimum-wake zone expansion that began as an effort by a small group of homeowners has passed its first major hurdle.
The Charlotte County Marine Advisory Committee he…
Little information available about $1 million that would have gone to Gasparilla Island State Park
July 3, 2015
BY JACK SHORT
An item stricken from the 2015-2016 Florida budget that would have sent $1 million to the Gasparilla Island State Park contained little information about how the money would have be…
Intrigue in Australia leads back to Florida and Boca Grande
July 3, 2015
BY JACK SHORT
Bill Caldwell remembers him as a straight-laced, hard-working fisherman, not as a smuggler and international fugitive.
The Tampa Bay Times recently broke a story about a man who…
Sheriff’s Office to patrol Bike Path this weekend
July 3, 2015
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) encourages everyone to have a safe 4th of July celebration this year. Undoubtedly, there will be increased usage of the GICIA B…
Help a local captain and have a great time doing it this Sunday
July 3, 2015
Fundraising for Capt. Jimmy Robertson continues on Sunday, July 5 at The Sand Bar.
There will be a fish fry at 2 p.m., and more auctions and raffles will be held. There will also be a corn hole t…
Celebrate shark week with Mote Marine in many different ways
July 3, 2015
Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium will dive into the science behind some of the ocean’s most fascinating fishes during this year’s Shark Days at Mote with “Real Sharks, Real Science,” a family-fri…
Prepare your pets for the Fourth of July festivities this weekend
July 3, 2015
The 4th of July is not a time of celebration for our pets. If they could read calendars they would be packing up to leave about now. The fireworks that many people find so thrilling can drive pets…