Author: Marcy Shortuse

PROFILE: Tim Banfell

Life imitates art, but cartoonists draw what they see… BY OLIVIA CAMERON-Page five always comes with a splash of color, talking sharks, a peg-leg captain, tourist shenanigans or all of the above....

Three boys learned the danger of a spring tide the hard way after jumping off Causeway bridge

BY MARCY SHORTUSE- Capt. Chuck Jenks had just dropped his tarpon fishing clients off at Pine Island on the afternoon of May 19 and was looking forward to dipping some crabs at the Boca Grande swing...

GIWA 2019 water quality report available

BY BONNIE PRINGLE, GIWA- Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc.’s 2019 Water Quality Report is now available online at mygiwa.com/2019CCR.pdf. This report is designed to inform our membership about...

Three months, 200 parking citations: Most issued post-COVID beach sundown

BY OLIVIA CAMERON- After a nice day in the sun, no one wants to get back to their car to see a little paper slip flapping under the wipers. It’s that feeling you get in the pit of your stomach that...

Governor announces ‘Phase 2’ of plan to be implemented

June 5, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE- Governor Ron DeSantis announced today that Phase 2 of the “Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step” plan would begin to be implemented today, Friday, June 5. DeSantis said this means that all bars...

A straw hat, a twinkling eye and a smile: A documentation of the passing of Marguerite East

June 5, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Obituaries

BY MARCY SHORTUSE- There are few woman in any first-world country who could sit at the finest table in the finest home, and casually discuss how she skinned a goat on board a cruise ship to the Galapagos...

Our Lady of Mercy public meeting regarding expansion to be held June 18

June 5, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

STAFF REPORT- A public meeting will be held by Morris-Depew Associates on Thursday, June 18 from 6 to 7 p.m., online, regarding the expansion of the Our Lady of Mercy Church Campus. The proposal is...

Have you turned in your census form yet?

June 5, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

STAFF REPORT- Have you filled out your census form yet? While many have had other things on their minds – to say the least – The Census Bureau reported this week that it had reached its target to get...

BGHS creates ‘the mother of all timelines’ for island history buffs

BY MARCY SHORTUSE- The Boca Grande Historical Society has done some timelines in the past, but primarily ones put together for specific times or events in history. Now, though, historians can browse...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Gratitude shown through with beautiful, small gifts

To the Editor: This is our second season on the Island. We knew there was something incredibly special about this place but these last few months have shown us the true charm of Boca Grande. We are...