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With Bill 2908 shot down, what’s next for clean water?

Senate Bill 2508 was a sneak attack, an unexpected attempt to derail clean-water progress. It was a battle waged with extreme implications and potentially catastrophic consequences—one that nobody saw coming. Thankfully, with your help, we stopped that attempt and prevented it from harming our waterways.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Florida gas prices dip down slightly through holiday weekend, but the future is unknown with a volatile fuel market

Experts believe that gas prices are being dragged lower by falling crude oil prices, which suffered steep losses this past week on worries of a global economic slowdown. If these futures price drops hold, drivers could see Florida gas prices drift back below $4.10 per gallon. However, this is still an extremely volatile fuel market. On Tuesday, the price for U.S. crude oil plummeted, falling below $100 a barrel for the first time in eight weeks. Tuesday’s closing price of $99.50 per barrel is nearly $9 (16 percent) less than the week before, and the lowest daily settlement since April 25. 

Live conversation about the ‘Annihilation of Florida’ to take place with author Jeff VanderMeer

This live conversation, moderated by Friends of the Everglades executive director Eve Samples, will be streamed directly to the Friends of the Everglades Facebook page and to their YouTube channel from 12 – 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 30. Go to everglades.org/join-author-discussion-annihilation-of-florida/ to register for the streaming conversation.

Local dog rescue overwhelmed with dogs … 

Just a few months ago, Boca Grande Fire Department had an unexpected guest, a sweet but unhealthy dog that clearly needed some veterinary attention. After a failed attempt at getting assistance from the nearest animal shelter, BGFD reached out to Rescue Garage, a local nonprofit dog rescue facility, for help. Rescue Garage answered the call and retrieved the poor pup, named him “Waldo,” got him the appropriate care, and recently found him a forever home. Now, that same rescue is at risk of shutting its doors until it can get some much-needed aid. Rescues are facing an unprecedented number of pleas for help from overflowing shelters and people in the community who can no longer care for their animals. 

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Palm Island’s Fraser family makes it big with ‘Drinkwater’

The film is loosely based on an amateur high school video project that Graham Fraser and his friend, Mike Drinkwater, produced some 40 years ago. The Super 8 recording sat in a storage locker for many years, and when Luke graduated from film school at the University of Colorado in 2020, he asked his dad about the possibility of using it as the basis for a new movie. 

Banyan Gasparilla Sound celebrates project success with cocktail event at Coral Creek Club

To celebrate Banyan Gasparilla’s sales success, developer Integra Investments and sales and marketing partner Gulf to Bay Sotheby’s International Realty recently hosted a cocktail event with more than 85 attendees. The gathering, which was held at Coral Creek Golf Club, also served to launch the property’s 83 new resort condominiums and officially unveil the partnership with Evolution Hospitality Management and Taste & Theory – the next evolution of this coastal community