BY DANA RYAN
Like all of you, I watched with a heavy heart as Hurricanes Helene and Milton tore through our country, leaving devastation in their wake. My family lives on a small barrier island…
It seems everyone on island is in hyper-reality mode: brutal honesty about everything, and a sort of practical determination to get things back to normal. As a newspaper, this kind of civic mood i…
Well, folks, the question is, “To Bee or Not to Bee,” and you better hope the answer is “To Bee,” or we are all going to “Not Be.”
Thomas F. James, PhD
TF James explained in his quote, “That…
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
Despite the recent storms, The 29th annual Gasparilla Island Fly Fishing tournament is ON! The event will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 26 and will benefit the Boca Grande H…
First-hand account of Helene escape one of many local stories
BY BARBARA HUGHES
Editor’s Note: Local gallery owner Barbara Hughes was one of the ‘lucky’ ones who came through Helene as it m…
As we settle into November here in Boca Grande, the challenges of hurricane recovery are matched by the need to stay vigilant about our health. The Boca Grande Health Clinic is already busy with c…
BY KIM KYLE AS TOLD FROM CHARLYN CRANDALL HEIDENREICH
Charlyn Crandall Heidenreich and her brother, John, attended the Boca Grande School from 1945 to 1948. At the time, their father, John M. C…
Many who love Florida travel know that in Daytona Beach, in Volusia County, there is a strip of beach where you can drive your car, and park it. The practice is a relic of the olden days of Florid…
BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR
Over the past couple weeks, we have seen the world around us change again. I have been blessed and spared. My small home in SW Florida seems to be blessed and my little boa…
Just as Florida legalizes the killing of bears, now all our wildlife is under threat with Amendment 2. Make no mistake: This amendment was deliberately designed to exploit one of our most cherishe…
