■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE UPDATED STORY AS OF THE AFTERNOON OF FRIDAY, AUG. 9 … A Code Enforcement officer was on the island Friday morning, and he has alre...
Searene is on fire! 11 releases to win the Red Gill
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It was a very eventful few hours on the evening of Saturday, June 15 as the anglers participating in the Red Gill Invitation...
5th Street beach access is now open
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The 5th Street beach ramp and public access point is now open again, after the County finished repairing it on June 10. The ...
Boca Blue takes top honors in World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament!
Here are your 2019 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament winners! Hey, Moma! with Capt. Wayne Joiner took the $12,500 prize for the last fish caught of da...
Health Clinic crafts plan for future of Annex
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – During the past few weeks, future plans of the Boca Grande Health Clinic and its Annex building have been a concern to the i...
GIBA sends out RFP for dove management, mulls over property lines and talks tags
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – New-fangled headlight tags, evildoing doves and sidewalks were part of the conversation at the Wednesday, April 24 quarterly...
Renourishment planned for some Gasparilla Island beaches
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – We are one step closer to having a little more beach to our name. On Tuesday, April 23 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of J...
Boca Grande dogs take spotlight at Woman’s Club show
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The rain arrived at the Boca Grande Community Center at almost the same time the dogs, handlers and spectators came, but tem...
Details for Ladies Day, World’s Richest starting to come together for 2019 season
Ladies, are you ready to win some money this year? The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce has not only announced the times for the Ladies Day Tarpon...
Details for Ladies Day, World’s Richest starting to come together for 2019 season
Ladies, are you ready to win some money this year? The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce has not only announced the times for the Ladies Day Tarpon...