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Pit bull attacks golden retriever on beach; family hurt in rescue

January 23, 2025
Staff Report
News, Police & Fire

On Sunday, near 14th Street, an unknown pit bull attacked an island golden retriever. The dog was rebuffed by an 18-year-old girl and her father, according to a Lee County Sheriff’s Department...

Sisters Restaurant represents Bills Mafia for Sunday playoff game

January 23, 2025
Anna Ridilla
News

Diners at Sisters Restaurant, located at the end of Railroad Plaza, would probably be able to guess which NFL team owners and twin sisters Lisa Ianita and Paula Marum are rooting for in the...

Letters: The Island School Chowder Dinner digs thank yous

To the Editor: We raised over $32,000 at the 9th Annual Chowder Dinner this past Friday! We couldn’t have done it without the support of our community! A big thank you to Gasparilla Inn for...

Bottom fish closures. Really?

You can’t make this stuff up; yes, it could really happen. I’m still acquiring details, but the current 46th Secretary of Commerce is proposing Amendment 59, which covers bottom fish closures...

A snowy, chilly Gulf of America

January 23, 2025
Garland Pollard
Editorial

This is some week. Those of us who looked out onto the waters to our west might have thought it either funny, or annoying (depending on your party), that President Donald Trump had decided to...

History Center: Some 20th century artists of Boca Grande

BY KAREN GRACEBOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER Frank and Louise DuPont Crowninshield first came to Boca Grande in 1916 or 1917 having learned from Benny Crowninshield, Frank’s brother, of the large...

Lee County beach access reopens across Gasparilla Island

Lee County has announced that a number of beach access points have officially reopened on Gasparilla Island. The beach access points, part of Lee County Parks & Recreation, were closed after...

Lee County reopens some beach access

Lee County has announced that a number of beach access points have reopened on Gasparilla Island. The beach access points, part of Lee County Parks & Recreation, were closed after Hurricanes...

Preview: Who’s playing in upcoming ‘The Glass Menagerie’

BY BOOTS TOLSDORF In September we all suffered from two horrific hurricanes. Our realities were shattered. We had to face the hard truths of our present devastation and get on with repairing...

Merritt ‘Babe’ Darna 1938-2024

Merritt “Babe” Neel Darna, a member of one of Boca Grande’s legacy families, died December 24, 2024. Babe was born on May 16, 1938 to Alfonso and Edith Darna on the remote barrier island of...