Editorial
Suncoast cats jet off to new home in England
April 24, 2015
Little Girl and Binx settle in for their car ride to Fort Lauderdale on their way to their forever home in England. They will be flying in a climate controlled cargo area on a direct British Airwa…
Guest editorial: Conservancy walk held, two more scheduled
April 10, 2015
SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA
On Friday, March 27, a small group of island residents gathered to explore one of the GICIA Land Conservancy properties with certified arborist Rick Joyce. It was a beaut…
Guest editorial: Higher manatee count simply means we have more to protect
April 3, 2015
BY KATIE TRIPP, PhD
Florida’s manatees are at a crossroads. Well, actually, the agencies that protect manatees are at a crossroads, and manatees themselves are in the crosshairs. The U.S. Fish…
Guest editorial: GICIA, Friends of Cape Haze watching Charlotte County comp plan closely
February 1, 2015
SUBMITTED BY THE GASPARILLA ISLAND CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
In recent years, GICIA has begun to face new challenges as we recognize that growth in nearby areas off-island have t…
Editorial: Residents, shopowners concerned: Will the weight restrictions go up one day?
February 1, 2015
BY MARCY SHORTUSE
On Thursday, Feb. 12 at 1 p.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium, the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will hold a public workshop regarding weight restrictions…
Editorial: Tarpon fishers, please read!
January 9, 2015
SAVE THE TARPON – For almost a decade, the Professional Tarpon Tournament Series used a snagging device, misleadingly characterized as a “jig,” to capture large breeding females in Boca Grande Pas…