BY MARCY SHORTUSE – As Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday that on May 4 some retail shops and restaurants would be opening for limited bus...
Island native wins prestigious library award for intellectual freedom
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Island native turned New Orleanian Seale Paterson was recently honored by the Louisiana Library Association with the 2020 Al...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: BIPS says ‘Thank you!’ for Giving Challenge response
To the Editor: The Barrier Island Parks Society wants to say thank you to the many local residents who made our 2020 Giving Challenge an incredible su...
Historical Society documentary regarding COVID-19 to air
SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY – Jim Blaha, Chairman of the History Center, recently initiated an effort to document the Islan...
CCP Wuhan Virus or a cold?
To the Editor: It is way past time to logically discuss the evil-villain, the invisible-monster running wild in the world. We need to begin in China w...
Boca Grande shows up on COVID-19 tracker
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – A case, or cases, of COVID-19 have finally showed up on the radar of the Florida Department of Health this week, as they are...
A message from the Clinic: Help us slow the spread of COVID-19
BY HILJA BILODEAU, CEO OF THE BGHC – The health and wellbeing of the Boca Grande Community is paramount to us at the Boca Grande Health Clinic. ...
Angels among us: Woman’s Club has more than 200 requests for funding
STAFF REPORT – With nearly 200 requests for funding continuing to arrive and checks being processed to those in need, the BGWC Emergency Relief ...
The ‘three-legged stool’: You, your bank, and the SBA
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – If you’re one of the many whose world has been turned upside down by the quarantine, and you’re trying to take phone calls w...
A message from the Clinic: Heroes are people who rise to the occasion and slip quietly away.
BY DALY WALKER, MD – I recently talked with a young doctor who is working at the epicenter of the Coronavirus pandemic in the United States. The...