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History: The notable pets of 20th Century Gasparilla Island

October 9, 2025
BY JAMES J. BLAHA, BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY George Eliot, famous novelist, poet, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian Era, said that “Animals are such agreeable friends – they as…

Nesting season winds down; finding island support

October 9, 2025
Adoptive ‘parents’ for nests across Gasparilla Island BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY As of this week, the 2025 sea turtle nesting season for the BGSTA is down to single digits, with only six…

OPINION: CAPT. VAN HUBBARD

October 9, 2025
Serious costs ahead for advanced wastewater treatment We have a serious problem with wastewater treatment. We’re dumping minimally treated sewage into our waterways while burying our heads in the…

Many more will be looking at the water

October 9, 2025
This week, the new Mote SEA Aquarium opened in Sarasota, just outside the University Town Center mall. The oft-told local angle is important to retell, as there are many lessons from its 1955 foundi…

EcoWatch: Saying goodbye too soon. Jane Goodall 10/1/25

October 9, 2025
BY DELORES SAVAS You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want…

SW Florida Fishing: G.I.F.T.’s 30th coming up!

October 9, 2025
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE It’s starting to feel like fall here in Boca Grande and the fish in the backcountry are fired up with these cooler temps! Redfish have been the star of the show so far…

Hurricanes effect on turtle nests; ten remaining as October goes

October 2, 2025
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY If you’ve watched the local TV news or read a local newspaper these past couple of weeks, there have been many stories about the impacts and recovery associated wi…

Letters: Get together for a live discussion of issues of interest

October 2, 2025
To the Editor: I just watched the national news. It covered the possibility of a government shutdown, then the meeting of the military heads. After that, it moved to the Artificial Intelligenc…

When everything comes together, almost like the old days: Capt. Van Hubbard

October 2, 2025
Helene and Milton changed our lives and landscapes. Recovering is hard, slow and expensive. What doesn’t kill us does make us stronger. They hurt most of us profoundly but there is hope and light at…

Appreciation for the old red cent: Mind your business

October 2, 2025
Let me give you a better penny. Those were the last words at the end of a cash transaction at Hudson’s Grocery this week. To celebrate the seasonal reopening of the island grocery, this editor we…