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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The Gasparilla Inn & Club has been slowly introducing their new plans for the property where the Gasparilla Inn Beach Club and the dog park are now, and now the plans are public. The plans for the first phase of the project were filed with the county several weeks ago, and […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – There was a long line wrapping around the auditorium on Friday afternoon at the Boca Grande Community Center, as hundreds of people concerned about Red Tide came to hear scientists speak about the matter. Some guests were invited to overflow into the Woman’s Club Room for a live broadcast of the […]
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A two-day GIBA quarterly board meeting was concluded on Monday, Nov. 19, which included updates on the toll collection system and raffic numbers coming soon. Prior to that, though, GIBA Advisory Board Members Jay Feinberg and Bill Klettke were sworn in and joined Ginger Watkins, Gay Darsie and Drew Tucker as voting members. Randy Hicks […]
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Englewood Bank & Trust is participating in the Marine Corps Foundation’s annual Toys for Tots campaign. People are invited to donate unwrapped toys during business hours at any branch through December 12. Locations for donations include: The bank’s main office, 1111 S. McCall Rd., Englewood, Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Fridays […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – He’s a semi-retired lawyer and mediator, a clinical psychotherapist, a father, and he’s been enjoying this past year living full time in Boca Grande. Many folks on the island are already familiar with Robert Levine, who recently performed a role in the Royal Palm Players’ production of “The Best Man.” But he […]
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BY BONNIE PRINGLE, GIWA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – GIWA is excited to announce that after several years of planning, Phase 1 of a much-needed $15 million rehabilitation of the Island’s water reclamation facility (WRF), located on The Gasparilla Inn Golf Course, is underway. A WRF is a wastewater treatment plant that reclaims or recycles wastewater into […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Learn about Florida red tide blooms during a Boca Grande red tide forum featuring scientists, university professors and wildlife rehabilitators. The free public forum, co-hosted by Mote Marine Laboratory and the Barrier Island Parks Society (BIPS), will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16 in the Boca Grande […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 14, and the debate continued about a proposal regarding a property at 235 Banyan Street. The request, an item continued from the September 12 meeting and then again continued at the October 10 meeting, was to demolish an existing single-family […]
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Arthur Zervas Brooks, born April 14, 1945 in Albany, New York, passed away November 13, 2018 in Port Charlotte, at Tidewell Hospice. He is survived by his wife, artist Julie Noel, stepson Leif Marten, daughter-in-law Becky, beloved daughter Chance Hammond and her fiancé, Patrick Loring as well as his precious grandchildren Saxon, Kai, Peyton, Terrence, […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN There’s a hardworking, friendly new park ranger at Gasparilla Island State Park. David Allen’s most recent project was filling in the dreadful potholes surrounding the entrance to the park. The area is now smooth and ready for seasonal residents and guests. David grew up in Sodus, New York, a small town in upstate New York between […]