Letters: Buried by parking, visitors in Boca Grande
To the Editor:
Our County Commissioner Kevin Ruane has studied our island parking intensively and talked to all different constituencies. He has adapted a plan for Boca Grande that he succe…

Welcome to the island that does not seem to be welcoming
On Saturday, this paper had a visit from a family who had been photographed and included in our publication the previous week. They wanted to get some extra copies of the paper.
They came up to t…

Gift from the Sea: An answer to the conflicts in our lives
A favorite beach book, for generations, has been Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s “Gift from the Sea.” It uses shells as a metaphor for fixing the stresses of modern America. The book is ultimately not about…

The Gilchrist Potato Stix, and other visual snacks
Early Thursday morning, there were high winds across the island. They caused waves that washed away newly deposited sand. Those winds, which brought much-needed rain, rustled the yellow reflective s…