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Letter to the editor: BGHS thanks all for another successful historic home tour

March 13, 2015
Nearly 400 people attended the Boca Grande Historical Society’s Tour of Historic Homes last Thursday. Almost 100 gathered for the luncheon at the Gasparilla Inn preceding the tour to hear Bill …

Letter to the editor: GICIA supports Friends of Cape Haze

March 13, 2015
SUBMITTED BY MISTY NICHOLS AND THE GICIA – In recent years, GICIA has begun to face new challenges as we recognize that growth in nearby areas off-island has the potential to seriously impact us. …

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 ha…

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 …

Guest commentary: Save The Tarpon legal fund drive promotes PTTS lawyer threat

January 16, 2015
BY TOM MCLAUGHLIN AND SAVE THE TARPON – A PTTS lawyer is once again threatening to haul Save The Tarpon back into court – this time in an apparent effort to thwart the group’s recent and ongoing le…

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…