Letters to the Editor
Letters: The Island School Chowder Dinner digs thank yous
January 23, 2025
To the Editor:
We raised over $32,000 at the 9th Annual Chowder Dinner this past Friday! We couldn’t have done it without the support of our community! A big thank you to Gasparilla Inn for hosti…
Letters: Pink Pony and Tortuga family cite progress after Disaster Relief
January 23, 2025
To the Editor:
It’s difficult to find the right words to express the extent of our gratitude to this amazing island community! We were beyond blessed to reopen The Pink Pony & Tortuga Mexican…
Letters: Thanks on the reopening of yet another Boca Grande business
January 16, 2025
To the Editor:
I am beyond thrilled for the reopening today of my boutique, Sunsets of Boca Grande, in the historic Depot building.
After the devastation caused by Hurricane Milto…
ESSAY: Help needed: Military canine mascot story search is on
January 9, 2025
Have you ever heard of a dog winning the Medal of Honor? I hadn’t until I became a Certified Mentor for the NYC chapter of SCORE. Now my days are filled with mentoring two theater companies, a photo…
ESSAYS: Meeting Roger in paradise; he was the ‘city’ kind of homeless
January 9, 2025
BY RICK STAGER
You may have seen a shopping cart abandoned on the side of Gasparilla Road near the billionaire’s airport on New Year’s Day and wondered how it got there. Let me tell you the story…
Letters: Appreciation for Gasparilla Island sea turtle
January 2, 2025
To the Editor:
On behalf of our permit holder, Denise Juergens, I am writing this letter from the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association (BGSTA) to acknowledge and thank the generous individuals, bus…
Letters: Little Gasparilla debris transport
December 19, 2024
To the Editor:
The damage caused by Helene and Milton in our area was unprecedented. While many communities received immediate attention and governmental support, Little Gasparilla Island has bee…
Letters: A season of caring, giving and gratitude
December 19, 2024
To the Editor:
As we embrace this season, we are deeply grateful for the strength and generosity that define our island community.
To our incredible clinic staff: After the storms, you showed…
Special thanks for return of the Shady Lady
December 12, 2024
To the Editor:
Boca Grande has a newly planted Shady Lady community tree.
The Boca Grande Woman’s Club and the entire community are so grateful to Michelle and Stephen Hazeltine for their gene…
GUEST ESSAY: This hunter remains circumspect after 10-point buck ‘attack’
December 5, 2024
BY GARY MARTIN
It has just come to our attention that an elderly, but highly experienced, deer hunter was attacked earlier today, within his own home, by a 10-point whitetail buck. The hunter was…