Editorial
Thanks for another vibrant and fun History Bytes season
March 10, 2017
To the Editor, A special ‘thank you’ to the U.S. Trust/Bank of America team of Paul Hudson, Kim and Scott for their great sponsorship of the History Bytes 2016-17 season. It is great to have t…
Please take a moment to think about Tank’s Legacy
March 3, 2017
To the Editor, Tank’s Legacy is a local 501(c)3 dog-and-cat rescue organization. We recently had a three-day event at the PetSmart, where three cats and two dogs were adopted into their foreve…
LBC tarpon net pull at Wildflower this Saturday
February 17, 2017
To the Editor: Please mark your calendar to help our next monthly tarpon net pull event at Lemon Bay Conservancy’s Wildflower Preserve this coming Saturday morning, Feb. 18. This is an importa…
The chowder has been dished, the donations are appreciated!
February 10, 2017
A message from The Island School PTO: The 2017 Island School PTO chowder fundraiser dinner is in the books and was well received by the estimated 200+ in attendance on Saturday night at the Cr…
What is inverted smoke? And why do I care?
January 27, 2017
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Wednesday I woke up to my son telling me the neighborhood was on fire. I looked out the window and couldn’t see a thing, I just thought it was foggy. It wasn’t until th…
Thanks to all from the OBGBBC committee
January 20, 2017
To the Editor: The One Big Grande Boca Book Club committee would like to thank all of the people who made last Saturday’s event such an educational and enjoyable event. The program started wit…
Future projects, water usage to be discussed at meeting
January 13, 2017
■ BY THE GASPARILLA ISLAND WATER ASSOCIATION The Gasparilla Island Water Association’s annual membership meeting is planned for 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 at the Boca Grande Community C…
So you think you know how to drive that four-wheeled thingamajig, do you?
January 6, 2017
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE If you just arrived on the island around Christmas, you might have noticed it was a little busy on the roads. By Valentine’s Day this will become a regular occurrence, so you mi…
Merry Christmas to the Lighthouse and to Boca Grande
December 23, 2016
To the Editor: Those of us who have been working to restore the Gasparilla Lighthouse wanted to thank the island for making the restoration possible. There is a tradition in the construction of…
Seelie made it to the Pearl Harbor celebration!
December 16, 2016
To the Editor: Pearl Harbor survivors John Seelie (left), from Engwood, Florida, and Edward Stone, from Syracuse, New York, talk during a tour of the USS Arizona Memorial. Dec. 7, 2016 marks t…