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Save the date for annual Chamber Golf Scramble at the Inn Golf Club
August 14, 2015
Make sure you buy that new driver and polish up your clubs, because the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Scramble, held at The Gasparilla Inn Golf Club, is just around the corner.
The ev…
Profile: Jennifer Burdette Campbell
August 14, 2015
BY MARCY SHORTUSE
Busy. It’s the word that comes to mind when thinking of Jennifer Burdette Campbell, a work-at-home mom to three children who calls Boca Grande her home. She and her husband, Da…
Could our farmers market be facing its final season?
August 7, 2015
BY MARCY SHORTUSE
It doesn’t take long to get used to having something so good as the Boca Grande Farmers Market around. Residents of the island have become familiar with the Friday routine of st…
Storm event, turtle nest losses, no red flags yet
August 7, 2015
BY JACK SHORT
Two weeks of onshore wind and pounding waves have taken their toll on sea turtle nests here on the island, but authorities do not seem alarmed, saying that changes to the beach prof…
Boil water over the weekend, keep posted with Water Association
August 7, 2015
Water service was interrupted for most of the island for several hours on Thursday, Aug. 6. As of 3 p.m., water pressure had been restored, though a boil-water notice will be in effect for at least&…
Profile: Mary Smedley
August 7, 2015
BY JACK SHORT
Three years ago, I wrote my first profile. The subject was a former ambassador to Morocco and an undersecretary general of the United Nations. I could barely fit his resume on any n…
GICIA facilitates parking ordinance revision
July 24, 2015
Boca Grande has gorgeous beaches and, even though they are public, they have a wonderful way of giving beach goers a sense of privacy. As Boca Grande becomes more popular as a beach destination, the…
Progress made in case filed against BGIPOA, TSIHA and others
July 24, 2015
BY JACK SHORT
Defendants have begun to answer accusations made against them in a lawsuit over access to Three Sisters Island.
The lawsuit was filed almost immediately after the resolution of d…
STT and PTTS choose jury over magistrate
July 24, 2015
BY JACK SHORT
Both Silver King Entertainment, LLC and Save the Tarpon, Inc. would rather their case be heard by a judge and a jury of peers than a magistrate.
The Charlotte County Court issued…
Looking for some fun? Stop by the shops in Placida
July 24, 2015
BY MARCY SHORTUSE
Just over the bridge and to your right there is a historic little piece of old Florida where you can find treasures all year long. It is one of the oldest inhabited points along…