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Profile: Brian Faro

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News, Profiles.

■ BY SUE ERWIN Brian Faro has spent many summer days fishing with his friends near the pier at the north end of the island. He also remembers coming to the island to play softball games with Stuie Middleton, Charlie Coleman and others who grew up on this island and are now working here and in the […]

Fourth of July festivities include golf cart parade, fireworks

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News.

■ STAFF REPORT Grab a roll of festive streamers, some balloons, some fireworks, some fine sipping whiskey and some Xanax for your doggy, because the Fourth of July is here! The festivities will commence on the morning of the Fourth with our annual golf cart parade, which means show up at the PJ’s Seagrille parking […]

GIBA talks toll booths, iguanas and emergencies, welcomes new Advisory Board member Jay Feinberg

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News.

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Big changes coming in the latter part of this year were discussed by board members of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority at their general meeting held on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 28, including the renovation of the toll booth plaza, new toll collection software, a new advisory member and a […]

Suspected bobcat devours sea turtle nest; green turtle dies from injuries

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.

■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association volunteers have been kept busy tracking feline hunters and some other unusual visitors to the island recently, after several nests were subject to predation. As they make their way to the beach to lay their eggs. nesting sea turtles constantly must face natural land predators. In […]

Please do not litter

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.

■ STAFF REPORT As you enjoy Southwest Florida’s coastal waters this Fourth of July weekend, we hope that boaters and beachgoers will remember a few key rules to avoid harming our local wildlife such as sea turtles, manatees and dolphins. Protect sea turtles and birds on the beach All sea turtle species are threatened or […]

Obituary: Richard Leatherwood

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News, Obituaries.

Richard L. Leatherwood, age 78, of Boca Grande and Walland, Tenn., died at his mountain home on June 25, 2017. He is survived by his wife Mary Ann; his daughter and son-in-law, Katherine and Eric Brakman; beloved granddaughters Stella and Nora Brakman, all of Richmond, Virginia; and a loving extended family. Richard grew up in […]

Profile: Leiah Goudy

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News, Profiles.

■ BY SUE ERWIN Leiah Goudy enjoys spending her days overlooking the bayou at the Boca Grande Marina. She has been the manager at the ship store there for the past four years. Her earliest memories of Boca Grande include spending time at Uncle Henry’s Marina while her mom, Vicki Bergquist, worked as a waitress at the […]

A trash-finding mission

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News, Uncategorized.

■ Summer camp isn’t always just about swimming and crafting. This week the kids from the Lee County Parks & Recreation summer  camp program spent the morning cleaning up their community, primarily near the beach access roads. Camp counselors DJ Keisling and David Bartel, two guys who always know how to have fun, had the kids […]