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Reader takes issue with ‘Ponzi scheme’ comparison
January 15, 2016
To the Editor:
According to Wikipedia, a Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation in which the operator, an individual or organization, pays returns to its investors from new capital…
Obituary: James Harrison Stanton
January 15, 2016
James Harrison Stanton, 98, of Boca Grande passed away from a heart attack while in his home on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. He was an active, generous man devoted to his wife, Lucy, for 73 years, a…
Profile: Priscilla Masselink
January 15, 2016
BY SUE ERWIN
Boca Grande resident Priscilla Masselink grew up in Maine and moved to the island with her husband, Mark, in 2012.
She met Mark while attending college in North Carolina, a…
It’s the north vs. the south Who will you root for on Monday?
January 8, 2016
Dabo
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE
Two of Boca Grande’s finest will be down on the football field this Monday at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona for a game that m…
A big moment in island history … the bridge is open!
January 8, 2016
BY SUE ERWIN
An historic moment was commemorated Tuesday afternoon around 2:30 p.m., when the new swing bridge opened to traffic for the first time.
Both lanes on the bridge were open to…
GICIA announces $250K match challenge by island family
January 8, 2016
SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) is extremely pleased and encouraged by the outpouring of support toward the purchase of the Merc…
Historic Board rules Palm Avenue home as not historic
January 8, 2016
BY SUE ERWIN
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board held a public meeting on Wednesday. More than 40 residents attended.
A request to expand an approved rehabilitation of 920 Palm Av…
The Island School to host second annual chowder dinner, silent auction
January 8, 2016
Gather ye spoons while ye may, for The Island School has announced that its second annual chowder dinner will be held on Saturday, Jan. 23 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Crowninshield Community House…
Lacking a potager? The Garden Club will help you with that
January 8, 2016
Jennifer Bartley
SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB
Do you know what a “potager” is? It is the French word for kitchen garden and literally means “for the soup pot.” So the potager…
30 years of art in Englewood
January 8, 2016
Art by Alison Belsan
The 30th Annual Englewood Bank & Trust Invitational Art Festival is slated for Saturday & Sunday, January 30 and 31 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the grounds of Engle…