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The ninth annual “Ding” Darling & Doc Ford’s Tarpon Tournament on May 14 netted $180,000 from event sponsorships and donations. Earnings combined sponsor

The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge reported that the 9th Annual “Ding” Darling & Doc Fords Tarpon Tournament on May 14 awarded $

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Announces Florida’s Withdrawal from Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Program May 24, 2021   Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced another key step to returning more Floridians to work, following April’s labor statistics which show total private-sector employment increased by 18,800 jobs and more than 460,000 online job postings available throughout the state for job se...

Fun, Whimsy, and Sunshine in St. Petersburg, Florida If you’re dreaming of a walkable waterfront city with art, culture, history, and many ways to get outside and get active, it may not surprise you to find that such a place can be found within the real-life paradise of Florida—in a small city that supposedly holds the Guinness World Record for “most consecutive days with sunshine” (768). Tucked away on a peninsula on Florida’s Gulf coast, St. Petersburg seems to have something for ev...

Diner’s Delight coupon books to become active By KIWANIS CLUB - | Apr 20, 2021 PHOTO PROVIDED The 2021 Diner’s Delight coupon books can be used starting May 1. May 1 will mark the first day that the Sanibel-Captiva Kiwanis Club’s 2021 Diner’s Delight coupon book can be used at island restaurants, and books are currently available for a $40 contribution. A total of 30 restaurants and eateries are taking part in the 2-for-1 coupon books this year, with the coupons good for a free entree ...

Orlando Magazine Explore this unique ecosystem in the Gulf of Mexico. April 1, 2021 White pelicans congregate at J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge. (COURTESY THE BEACHES OF FORT MYERS & SANIBEL Often referred to as “the seashell capital of the world,” Sanibel Island is part of a plateau that extends for miles into the Gulf of Mexico and acts as a shelf upon which shells gather until winds, waves or storms wash them onto the barrier island’s beaches. Collecting seashells is ...

Tarpon tourney sold out, but wait list available By REFUGE / DDWS - | Mar 17, 2021 ED ANDERSON The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge reported that the Ninth Annual “Ding” Darling & Doc Ford’s Tarpon Tournament will take place on May 14, having been postponed from the 2020 date due to COVID-19. That means the prize purse is twice the original size, as all 55 teams allowed for their 2020 fees to remain in the pot, plus kicked in the 2021 entry fees. Although the tou...

| One of several pools with a water view at the South Seas Island Resort on Captiva Island. Photo Credit: Tom Stieghorst Captiva Island on Floridas west coast is known for its seashells, but what caught our attention immediately on a recent stay was the wildlife, especially the birds. From our second story Marina Villa balcony at the South Seas Island Resort, we had a prime perch to see a great number of egrets, ibises, pelicans, blue herons, turkey vultures and especially ospreys fishing, flyi...

Talking Points to conclude with NYT cooking app editor By BIG ARTS - | Mar 4, 2021 PHOTO PROVIDED Sam Sifton Join Sam Sifton, founding editor of the New York Times Cooking app, to hear about the joys and frustrations of home cooking during COVID. For the last year, he has been working — and cooking — at home, and that is where Sifton will speak from virtually on March 11 at 4 p.m. for the final BIG ARTS Talking Points presentation of the season. As a former chief restaurant critic for The ...

Gar Beckstead, who threaded the needle with Useppa Island, both developing and preserving it since first laying eyes on it in 1976, leaves the legacy of a reclaimed paradise, his longtime friends said. Beckstead, who died at the age of 82 on Feb. 16, transformed Useppa Island into both a modern resort and a haven for preserving its history as a long-ago enclave for native Americans, who lived there going back 10,000 years. “Gar Beckstead was a brilliant, innovative man who was devoted, head, ...