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Summer restoration projects held up well SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) is making good progress after the double whammy of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. These monsters brought storm surges, flooding and masses of debris unlike anything the island has ever seen. The cleanup has been slow and challenging. […]
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The Island School PTO 9th Annual Chowder Dinner will take place on Friday, January 17th, 6-9pm at The Gasparilla Inn Beach Club. We will offer delicious soups and chowders from all of our favorite local restaurants and clubs, as well as salads and desserts. A cash bar will be available to purchase beverages. They will have […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial, Entertainment.
As the island celebrates the opening of so many businesses and The Gasparilla Inn, there will be one more herald of the upcoming season, one that does not get as much attention. It is the yearly publishing of the Boca Grande Visitor’s Guide 2025. We received delivery Thursday. We will have copies at stands around […]
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Peter Maynard Sieglaff died peacefully at the age of 83 in Boca Grande, Florida. He was born on December 27, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Rear Admiral William B. Sieglaff and the former Ruth Alice Maynard. He was also the grandson of Rear Admiral George E. Maynard. He graduated from Deerfield Academy in […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Profiles.
Food has been a passion of Rocco Caggiano (cah-jee-ah-no) since he was a kid. Now he’s grown up to be the Executive Chef for the Boca Grande Club, putting to work all he has learned over the 30 years he has been in the food business. “I grew up cooking with my mom a lot. […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
“A Date Which Will Live in Infamy” President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Words spoken after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 Former President Franklin Roosevelt would be disappointed in today’s events, as he hoped there would never again be such devastation and casualties as those that occurred on December 7, 1941, when 2,403 U.S. […]
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The deadline to apply for residential FEMA assistance after Hurricanes Milton and Helene has been extended to Jan. 7, 2025. Some Gasparilla Island residents report having applied for damages if they were not insured for flooding. While the amount was but a fraction of actual damages to the floor level area of a condo in […]
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Work continues in the renovation of the yet un-officially named 3rd Street Bistro at 210 E. Railroad Ave. There is no official word on the opening; plans for the building were approved by the Boca Grande Historic Preservation board in August. The building was the home of Mimi’s 3rd Street Bistro before they reopened South […]
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The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted to approve a resolution adopting the Lee County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. Lee County’s plan must be revised and adopted on an ongoing basis. It is written to be consistent with requirements in the Florida Administrative Code and established standards by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the […]
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The public is invited to attend a detailed debrief presentation by the Boca Grande Fire Department regarding extensive Gasparilla Island emergency response and recovery operations during Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The meeting will be held in the Fellowship Hall of Lighthouse United Methodist Church of Boca Grande, 325 W. 3rd St., on Tuesday, Dec. 10, […]