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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Effective Thursday, March 19 all Lee County and Gasparilla Island beaches are closed due to concerns regarding COVID-19. This went into stringent effect at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 19. An emergency meeting of all mayors of Lee County municipalities and cities, Lee County Commissioner Brian Hamman, Lee County Manager Roger […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Did you ever think things would get this crazy? Just a couple of weeks ago we were worried about things that seem so inconsequential now. Whether you believe this virus threat is real or not (and many people don’t), it is affecting your daily life in a very big way. My […]
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BY OLIVIA CAMERON – family, business, sports and nonprofit work in a partnership capacity was a way of life for Phil Hubbard long before he and his wife Patsy began to winter in Boca Grande.Growing up in a middle-class family in Fairfi eld, Connecticut, sports were a huge part of his life. His interest in […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – If you don’t believe that COVID-19 is on the island, you should think again. That is the message the Boca Grande Health Clinic is putting out to everyone on Gasparilla Island right now, and if you need proof of that keep reading. “All I can say is get your head out of […]
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BY OLIVIA CAMERON If you thought the flare of the island would stop with the cops, think again. When a certain squad car rolls by the Loose Caboose, you can see the glitter of a pink steering wheel cover. Deputy April Tomyn is Boca Grande’s very first female sheriff of the Lee County Sheriffs. With […]
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BY WESLEY LOCKE “Be a nuisance where it counts. Do your part to inform and stimulate the public to join your action. Be depressed, discouraged, and disappointed at failure and the disheartening effects of ignorance, greed, corruption and bad politics – but never give up.” -Marjory Stoneman Douglas As a passionate journalist, author, and environmentalist, […]
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STAFF REPORT When Wini Smart died in 2017, she left not only her wonderful paintings but a group of wonderful stories of her life and the acquaintances she made in Boca Grande. Wini’s paintings will be shared on March 16 at the Historical Society’s show and sale. The stories shared here are in her booklet, […]
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BY OLIVIA CAMERON Word on this busy street is Tamela Sherman is leaving the Boca Grande post office, and it’s true! This Friday is the last day of the week she will hand over your mail. However, her motive behind leaving is her family. With three mouths to feed, Sherman has decided to transfer to […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE The Florida primary election will be held on Tuesday, March 17, and as usual this will be a closed primary election (meaning you must vote within your registered party). If you are interested in getting your vote in early and live in the Lee County portion of Gasparilla Island, there are 10 […]
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BY LAUREN HANA, MD BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC The most recent statistics regarding COVID-19 as of this writing show that over 127,000 people have been infected worldwide, and there have been over 4,700 deaths worldwide to date. On 3/11/20, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic (“the worldwide spread of a new […]