Author: Marcy Shortuse

‘The Eagle Lady,’ Doris Mager, passes away at age 98

Doris Mager, the woman who thrilled Boca Grande audiences for more than 35 years with her rescue birds, has passed away. She was 98 and left us on November 16, 2023, after suffering a heart attack....

Memories of 7th Street Boathouse

Another precious piece of Boca Grande history has gone with the winds of Hurricane Ian – the 7th Street Boathouse. In fact, everything on the little point – the boathouse, the covered slips and...

Editorial: How do I say goodbye

November 18, 2023
Marcy Shortuse
Columns, News, Opinion

“Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.” J.M. Barrie When I first came to Boca Grande in 1978, I was in third grade. It immediately became one of my...

Parking Panel to meet again to finalize and approve details

November 17, 2023
Marcy Shortuse
News

A new meeting has been scheduled for late November for Commissioner Kevin Ruane to meet with the Boca Grande Parking Panel, in order to sort out the details in the creation of a rough draft proposal...

BGHPB hears renovation proposal from Friends

November 9, 2023
Marcy Shortuse
News

The meeting of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday, Nov. 8 featured a presentation by Friends of Boca Grande regarding their proposed renovations for the Community Center, The...

Thank you for your service! Honoring our heroes, from Boca Grande and beyond

November 9, 2023
Marcy Shortuse
News

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Thanksgiving date still good for tower carrier installation

November 9, 2023
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

According to members of the Boca Grande Cell Phone Tower Committee, everything appears to be on track for complete carrier installation on the new tower by Thanksgiving. “We had a call yesterday...

THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON

FIVE YEARS AGOThe Boca Grande Historical Society was celebrating “Railroad Week” by introducing a new exhibit called “Railroads, Phosphate and Real Estate.” TEN YEARS AGO We had a sunrise eclipse. FIFTEEN...

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Parking meeting held with Sheriff, Commissioner … but because of the timing, we don’t know what happened

November 2, 2023
Marcy Shortuse
News

Last week in the hard copy of the Boca Beacon (the paper copy) we ran our story regarding a meeting with the Boca Grande Parking Panel, Sheriff Carmine Marceno and Commissioner Kevin Ruane that was...