To the Editor: If you would love to help homeless cats find new homes, here is a new volunteer opportunity for you! Suncoast Humane Society is opening...
Are outboards changing the landscape of the sandbar?
To the Editor: I might be mistaken, but I have recently noticed, crossing the second bridge heading toward Boca, and looking to my left next to where ...
Trying to get answers from commissioners?
■ BY SHAUNA LEE LANGE, FOUNDER AND ORGANIZER OF THE BOCA GRANDE FARMERS MARKET This editorial was written after Shauna Lee Lange went to the October ...
What does Native American Day mean, exactly?
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – September is an odd month for holidays. There’s not much going on for most people, with the exception of Rosh Hashana...
Storms impacting sea turtles on southwest Florida’s Gulf Coast
SUBMITTED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION – Heavy rain and rough weather along southwest Florida’s Gulf Coast are impacting s...
Divers: Display flag, boaters, be aware
Submitted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission – Whether diving in Pensacola, scalloping in the Big Bend, lobstering in the ...
Editor’s note: We will miss you, Sam
Many of you are aware that Sam Samsonov, a toll tender with the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority for 30 years, is no longer at the booth. There has ...
This is the last weekend to fish license-free in Florida
■ SUBMITTED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION Every year the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has license-fre...
Anglers and artists make for a great combination during Tarpon Festival Weekend in downtown Boca Grande
BY CARROLL SWAYZE – Excitement is brewing as anglers and artists alike prepare for the 2015 Tarpon Festival in downtown Boca Grande on June 4 th...