BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The last quarterly meeting for the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority in April went by very quickly, which is unusual for a ...
Recreational and commercial trap fishery workshops scheduled for May; your input needed
To the Editor: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) needs your input on the recreational and commercial stone crab and blue cra...
Resident thanks Friends for smashing season
To the Editor: Much praise and thanks are due to Marta Howell and the staff of the Friends of Boca Grande for their marvelous program of almost 120 ev...
Resident encourages people to be ‘unifiers, not dividers’
To the Editor: I read Capt. Johnson’s letter to the editor this week with great interest and felt his nostalgia for a different era. As he described i...
Sea turtle patrollers thank Woman’s Club for support
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association wishes to extend its gratitude to the Woman’s Club for their generous support of our organizatio...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Many thanks from Carolyn
To the Editor, Boca Bay Pass Club Members and Staff: I would love to thank all those who participated in the hilarious Tennis Dinner – This is your Li...
It’s all well and good until a loop on the whale pants is missed
To the Editor: I have lived on this island for almost 35 years. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t reflect on what a great place Gasparilla I...
Just a heads-up … kids will be kids when it’s spring break
To the Editor: We were all spring breakers at one time. So if we knew they were coming … why didn’t we prepare? Extra garbage cans, water and a ...
Boca Grande: An island that was much different before the bridge
To the Editor: Congratulations on writing a significant editorial regarding the spring break party that was held recently. Without being specific, the...
Announcement of temporary water disinfection process
To the Editor: Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. will be temporarily changing the disinfection process for its Placida and Boca Grande potable...