Wade Staniar
From the time he was quite young, Wade Staniar has had a special affection for trees. In fact, he would say he had a passion for them. That passion led to a career in forestry, land…
When Terrie Smith started waiting tables at The Pink Elephant back in 1988, it was just about season. She had come to the area after living in Fort Lauderdale with her son, Shawn. Her parents did no…
Most tennis players in and around Boca Grande know Lenore Lobel as a formidable opponent on the courts. If that’s all they know, they are missing a lot, although that, in itself, is pretty awesome. …
No one can regale you with a good story like a fisherman, unless it’s a boat captain. Boca Grande is a mecca for such storytellers, and Mike Nabers is one of the best. Besides his exploits on the wa…
Pretty much everybody loves a good love story, and Karen and Randy Reid have a great one to tell. They worked together at a hospital in Memphis. She was in pharmacy and he was in ophthalmology. They…
Some people believe that retirement is a time for slowing down and taking things easy. Meg Taylor is not one of those people. Retirement has been a whirlwind of fun and activity for the one-time sch…
Lighthouses were never of special interest to Dale Uncapher before he was introduced to the Gasparilla Island Lighthouse (locally known as the Range Light) in 2017. Today he is just short of obsesse…
It’s terrible when food is your enemy. Laura Witt is working to take the “bite” out of food that is meant to make us happy. Laura is a baker who makes exclusively gluten-free deliciousness.
Laura…
Who? What? Where? When? Why? These five questions help guide the decisions Crossan Seybolt makes every day. The decision may be a large one, like whether to move from New York City to Boca Grande, o…
This year marked the first Christmas lighting of the Range Light. The effort was led primarily by Gasparilla Island State Park volunteers, including Mike and Tammy Kipp of Port Charlotte. The Kipps…
