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January 2, 2025
BY KATHY Y. FUTCH One February, a few years back, islander-author Thomas McGuane enthralled an auditorium full of readers and writers in the Boca Grande Community Center. Those present then were…

January 2, 2025
Next Wednesday, Doug Bradburn, director of Mount Vernon, will visit the island as part of a Friends of Boca Grande lecture in their History and Heritage series.  Most people over a certain a…

December 27, 2024
It’s all in the numbers. Who doesn’t enjoy a date with a good number? Was your date a good number? That’s what we get next week with New Year’s Day, always a 1-1. Christmas Day was a good number…

December 27, 2024
We celebrate the birth of Christ, Christmas and welcome a New Year. 2024 was tough on most of us and I’m looking forward to 2025. While times have been challenging, we live in a very special plac…

December 19, 2024
“Christmas is a bridge. We need bridges as the rivers of time flow past. Today’s Christmas should mean creating happy hours for tomorrow and reliving those of yesterday.” Gladys Taber, author of…

December 19, 2024
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR If you believe in the true spirit of Christmas then you know about all things red and green, silver and gold, happy days, warm nights and the wonderful smells of the holiday…

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…

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…

December 19, 2024
Last Friday, the Good Gulf pink pump returned to Park Avenue, in front of Hudson’s Grocery. Monday, Hudson’s reopened. Thank you to the staff of Hudson’s, the Wise family, BGI Painting and so many o…

December 12, 2024
“When you give someone your time you are giving them a portion of your life that you’ll never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give is your time.” Rick Warr…