Tag: Gasparilla Island

Are you ready for John Storms the Reptile Man?

April 12, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT You know him … you love him … and he’s coming back to see us. That’s right, John Storms and his World of Reptiles will be at the Boca Grande Community Center on...

Fifth Street beach ramp back in business

April 12, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWINResidents and guests who were curious about the construction project at Fifth Street beach will be happy to learn that the repairs have been completed, and the ADA...

‘Mullet and Mangroves’ to be presented today at the Community Center

April 12, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Friends of Cayo Costa, along with Barrier Island Parks Society and Boca Grande Historical Society, are proud to present the locally-filmed documentary “Mullet and Mangroves: The...

A word from the Water Association … please conserve water

April 12, 2019
Guest Columnist
Editorial

■ SUBMITTED BY GIWA April is Water Conservation Month, and Gasparilla Island is in desperate need of water conservation. Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc.’s current ten-year water...

Profile: Mark Masselink

April 12, 2019
BBadmin7502
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Mark Masselink has visited Boca Grande every year since the late 1990s. He’d travel here annually with a group of friends to go tarpon fishing in Captiva and Sanibel islands, and...

Your last chance for some great bargains is next week

To the Editor: Boca Bargains will be closing for the season on Wednesday, April 17. On Saturday, April 13 and Monday, April 15 most of the remaining merchandise will be on sale for 50 percent off...

Mahalo to all for another great Green Gala

To the Editor: Barrier Island Parks Society (BIPS) extends a heartfelt thank you for helping to make our 2019 Green Gala “Call of the Islands” a great success! We raised over $84,000 dollars,...

Hope for Haitian committee says many thanks to you

To the Editor: On behalf of the Hope for Haitian Committee of Boca Grande, we want to thank all our donors for their support in this year’s campaign. Our goal is to build 50 houses for those...

The Annex: Do we have more to lose than gain?

To the Editor: My personal experience at the Boca Grande Health Clinic regarding efforts to detect existing medical disorders such as depression, imbalance, memory loss, high blood pressure,...

Archaeological dig at Fishery property yields nothing

April 5, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE While the ground that was once home to the Fishery Restaurant, Albritton’s Gallery and several other shops is now bare, the new owners of the property found homes for two of the...