Opinion
Go deeper this Thanksgiving week
November 21, 2024
Strong fish stocks – reds, snook and trout
We might need to search a little deeper this year for reasons to celebrate Thanksgiving.
If we are reading this, there is already a lot to celebrate…
It’s a very good time to be here. But mind your step.
November 21, 2024
This week, the Engineering Committee of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority met to talk about the cost of the damage to the bridge during Helene and Milton. We will have extensive details about t…
EcoWatch: Two strikes and we’re still not out
November 14, 2024
“Even with all our technology and the inventions that make modern life bso much easier than it once was, it takes just one big natural disaster to wipe all that away and remind us that, here on eart…
Think about cleanup of Placida property
November 14, 2024
To the editor:
My letter is written in response to an article written by Jay Feinberg and Cookie Potter. In recent months there have been many concerns about the parking situation on Boca. Simply…
GUEST ESSAY: Island held together with small, indie businesses like Pink Pony Pony
November 14, 2024
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 i…
A time of reality and true honesty, and a wait for rain
November 14, 2024
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 is…
EcoWatch: To bee or not to bee, Bees threat after storms
November 7, 2024
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 w…
SW Florida Fishing: Our local fishing awaits …
November 7, 2024
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 His…
Guest Essay: Helene – No where to run to …
November 7, 2024
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 mov…
Ask a Doc: Trouble breathing? Respiratory illnesses & hurricane cleanup
November 7, 2024
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 cas…