Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Letters to the Editor, News.
To the Editor: I was disappointed to read the editorial, “The parking-challenged ghosts of Boca Grande” on July 22nd. I found it mean-spirited and inaccurate, seemingly intended to foster an antagonistic relationship between so-called selfish beach street property owners and everyone who parks on these streets. As a homeowner and president of our neighborhood association, […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported record-breaking numbers for sea turtle nests on July 15, 2016. A turtle patrol volunteer said one zone alone had 84 nests on Monday, July 18. “We are (along with the rest of Southwest Florida) having a record year for nests and crawls,” […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Guests at the The Boca Grande Club had an exciting morning when they witnessed a rare daytime hatch on Friday, July 8. Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association volunteer Melissa Csank said there have been numerous hatches across the island recently, including one very rare late morning hatch that was discovered by […]
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To the Editor: I often wonder if some folks here ponder … Now that I have purchased a very expensive slice of paradise, how do I make sure that I can get a little more for free? On Gilchrist they do it with pretty flowers, flyers and false history. On 13th Street they do it with […]
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To a Thief: For shame! Did you have to sneak around in the middle of the night lest you be seen by my neighbors as you stole my miniature pine tree from an urn in front of my home? That little pine has a story. It was originally only 4” – 5” tall, one of […]
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■ SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) is extremely pleased to report that demolition of the Old Mercabo Conference Center and its surrounding structures is well underway.
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Charlotte County has determined that the “slow speed/no wake” zone in the area of Gasparilla Sound and the Intracoastal Waterway will soon be expanded to include the area of the railroad trestle sandbar, a very popular place for boaters to hang out.
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Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News.
■ STAFF REPORT The Barrier Islands Parks Society (BIPS) has obtained a commercial building permit from Lee County for the Gasparilla Island Light, and now the last step will be a final NEPA (National Environmental Protection Act) review. This can take up to two weeks, but according to BIPS Executive Director Sharon McKenzie, “The Coast […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE In the early morning hours of Sunday, June 19, Dylan Gonzalez texted a photo of a juvenile tarpon to his girlfriend, Linsey Peyton. It was the first ever tarpon he had caught on fly, and he was about as happy as he could be. Dylan lived to fish, and according to […]