Opinion
Have coffee with a scientist, courtesy of Mote
January 22, 2016
To the Editor: On February 17, Mote’s Boca Grande office will host “Coffee with a Scientist,” featuring Dr. Jim Locascio, staff scientist in Mote Marine Laboratory’s Fisheries Habitat Ecology prog…
Cleaning those closets? Need to simplify?
January 15, 2016
To the Editor: If you’re cleaning those closets and realize you have too much stuff, consider donating no-longer-needed items to the United Methodist Women’s Strawberry Festival, to be sold to rai…
Reader takes issue with ‘Ponzi scheme’ comparison
January 15, 2016
To the Editor: According to Wikipedia, a Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation in which the operator, an individual or organization, pays returns to its investors from new capital paid …
Foundation announces new Foundation as partner
January 8, 2016
SUBMITTED BY THE FISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA – The Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida today announced the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation as a new conservation p…
Island School thanks Hazeltine for garden
January 8, 2016
To the Editor: The Island School would like to thank Hazeltine Nurseries and Leonardo Garcia for helping us prep our new children’s gardening area. We hope to learn a lot from this new endeavor! K…
108 pets adopted at holiday Adopt-a-thon
January 8, 2016
To the Editor: Sixty cats and 42 dogs have found forever homes during Suncoast Humane Society’s Home for the Holidays Adopt-a-thon. Not to mention that two rabbits, two guinea pigs and two parakee…
TIS polishing spoons, getting ready for some chowder
December 31, 2015
To the Editor: The time is coming soon for the second annual Island School Chowder Fundraiser, which will be held on Saturday, Jan. 23 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Crowninshield Community House.
We need to honor the soul of the island
December 31, 2015
To the Editor: They say the seasons don’t change in Florida. Well I know summer’s over because the weeds on Gilchrist are dying and a lot of my neighbors are crying. Crying once again … not in m…
A letter from the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority
December 24, 2015
To all residents of Boca Grande: I know that all of the bridge users are anxious to drive on the new bridge, and from the surface the bridge appears to be ready for traffic. What you don’t see is …
Legacy?
December 24, 2015
To the Editor: As a community, how do we want to be remembered?
As a community that worked together to solve a contentious issue, or one in which people on both sides relied on high-priced lawyer…