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■ STAFF REPORT Want to make the Fust famous? This is your chance, as the American Institute for Architects and the Florida Foundation for Architecture are holding a contest to see which of 25 buildings get the most votes in their People’s Choice Awards. The public can vote on their favorite building by going to […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Officials coordinating the World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament determined Wednesday evening that tournament fishing will be held on Friday, May 26 only, from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. That means an extra hour of fishing on Friday. Payouts for first and second place and prizes have not changed. Officials are still working on […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Gasparilla Island and its surrounding waters have thousands upon thousands of visitors every year who come for the fishing, the boating and the beaches. Out of those thousands of people we are blessed every year that our accident and drowning numbers remain very low, particularly considering the Boca Grande Fire Department […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE. After several months of intense research, the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority thinks they have narrowed down the cause of a popping sound under the new swing bridge when it opens and closes. It’s not arthritis, the bridge isn’t breakdancing, and it’s probable a little dry ice will fix the situation […]
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BY SUE ERWIN – Island residents attended a presentation featuring maritime archeologist Brendan Burke on Tuesday, March 14 in the Boca Grade Community Center Auditorium. Burke, a researcher of commercial fishing and shrimping, works for the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum. His presentation included stories and photos of people from the early 1900s catching shrimp and […]
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BY SUE ERWIN Lindsay Cross, executive director of the Florida Wildlife Corridor, will be speaking at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28 in the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium. Cross will be presenting a program about Florida’s natural resources with Mallory Lykes Dimmitt, president of the Florida Wildlife Corridor. The program will open with a […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Fans of classic Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman are in for a special treat on Tuesday, Nov. 29. A documentary, “Ingrid Bergman: In Her Owns Words” will be debuted at the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium at 7 p.m. on Nov. 29. Bergman’s daughter, Pia Lindstrom, held a major role […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Wednesday, Nov. 16 at noon the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will hold their first quarterly meeting of the season, and a very important topic to many will be voted on: whether or not to change the weight restriction on the bridge system from 40,000 to 80,000 pounds. At their […]
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If you’ve ever wondered what the bridge tender’s house looks like on the inside or wanted to see the underside of the bridge, on Wednesday, Nov. 2 from 4 to 6 p.m. you will get your chance. Everyone is invited to celebrate the new Swing Bridge, on the bridge itself. Casual refreshments will be served […]
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What would Boca Grande be like today with no bridge to the mainland? What was island life like before the first bridge opened in 1958? Who promoted the building of the bridge, who opposed it and why? Did the bridge bring the changes people anticipated? Were there unintended consequences? How has the bridge shaped the […]