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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – A case, or cases, of COVID-19 have finally showed up on the radar of the Florida Department of Health this week, as they are reporting “five or less” cases in the Lee County portion of the island on their dashboard. The addition of island cases showed up on Tuesday’s update. In […]
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STAFF REPORT – With nearly 200 requests for funding continuing to arrive and checks being processed to those in need, the BGWC Emergency Relief Fund is turning its attention to raising additional funds to help the effort. “We knew the need would be great,” said President Vicky Winterer, “and we are committed to helping as […]
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STAFF REPORT – If you’re a Gasparilla Island resident whose home is in Lee County and you have a driving urge to help fight the battle against the insurgent spiny-tail iguana, we have an opportunity for you. Lee County has announced two open positions on the Gasparilla Island Municipal Services Taxing Unit Board, the purpose […]
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SUBMITTED BY THE GASPARILLA ISLAND BRIDGE AUTHORITY – GIBA Board of Supervisors held their quarterly board meeting on Wednesday, April 22. Island residents Ronald Drake and Kenneth Richardson were welcomed to the two open advisory member positions. Traffic and revenue figures for the cumulative fiscal year 2020 were up four percent before the beach closures […]
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BY OLIVIA CAMERON AND ERICA MARTIN – The island’s famed performers of Spark Boca Grande will entertain from the internet with a distant play. With social distancing recommendations, the group has decided to put on a show for the people at home. On Saturday, May 2 at 3 p.m., eight Spark actors will YouTube livestream […]
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BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Friends of Boca Grande has curated previous discussions and events with their website’s new subsection, #FriendsAtHome. Friends at Home features a variety of links to past lectures, scientific interests, and visual arts to keep the public entertained from a distance. There is also free access to their 2019-2020 season video collection. […]
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BY OLIVIA CAMERON – With stay-at-home recommendations regarding the safety of the public from the pandemic, what better time than to clean out old junk drawers and closets you don’t use? Any costume jewelry or antique accessories found can be donated to a local group of proactive Lovelanders. The Lovelanders, a group supporting programs that […]
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SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA – The GICIA’s Mercabo Cove Project continues to move along with the construction team of TSI Disaster Recovery practicing appropriate CDC guidelines. The current global health situation has made trucking of the fill for the basin a bit of a challenge as a lot of truckers have either been diverted or […]
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This will be the first part in a series regarding questions and misunderstandings about topics of discussion featured by the Boca Grande Community Planning Association. STAFF REPORT – The digital survey of islanders completed last week shows strong support for the Gasparilla Island Conservation District Act and what it protects. Many of the survey respondents, […]