Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.
By the middle of this week, crews were winding up the Florida-funded beach renourishment at Gasparilla Island State Park, at the south end of the island. Tuesday, crews had removed most pipes from the beach at the State Park and were moving sand from piles just north of the Boca Bay Pass Club, near South […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Entertainment, Featured News, News.
The brand-new Mote Science Education Aquarium opened to the public on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at University Town Center in Sarasota. In addition to the Workforce Development and STEM Teaching labs, the new facility has sharks, otters, manatees and penguins, plus fish that can be found all down the coast of Southwest Florida. The building is […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community, Featured News, News, Profiles.
Part II of a stormy fall, 2024 This time last year, the island was just beginning to get back to normal business following the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene. Mud was being cleared out and trash was being bagged on the curbs as Hurricane Milton was forming in the Western Gulf of Mexico. Sunday, Oct. […]
Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
Serious costs ahead for advanced wastewater treatment We have a serious problem with wastewater treatment. We’re dumping minimally treated sewage into our waterways while burying our heads in the sand. By the early 2030s, we’re required to upgrade to advanced wastewater treatment, but our beaches and waters are already impaired. This problem doesn’t smell like […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
BY DELORES SAVAS You cannot get through a single day without having an impacton the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” Jane Goodall, English primatologist, anthropologist and conservationist How do you say goodbye to a friend that has been […]
Written by Arlene Hall on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY If you’ve watched the local TV news or read a local newspaper these past couple of weeks, there have been many stories about the impacts and recovery associated with those hurricanes that affected the island over the past few years. Despite the varying degrees of devastation and beach erosion caused […]
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In the early hours of Saturday, Sept. 27, Tanner Stewart was arrested for driving under the influence in Englewood. At around 1:15 a.m. Cpl. Schulte of Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office was conducting a routine traffic patrol when he observed a white 2019 Land Rover Discovery fail to come to a complete stop at the intersection […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community History, News, Real Estate.
The Oct. 8 Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting, set for 10 a.m., will include discussion of house elevations, including this one on Palm Avenue. […]
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Constance Weiser Gregg (Connie) passed away on September 27, 2025, after a short illness. Born on December 3, 1929, in Williamsport, Pa., she was the daughter of F. Walter Weiser and Ruth Crowe Weiser. She graduated from Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Ill., in 1948, and spent her summers at Lauderdale Lakes in […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Entertainment, Events, Featured News, News.
The new Mote Science Education Aquarium at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota is opening to the public next Wednesday, Oct. 8. Mote SEA will provide science education and enhanced levels of ocean literacy to much larger and more diverse populations from around the world. The 146,000-square-foot facility will enable individuals of all ages and backgrounds […]