Author: Marcy Shortuse

The saga of a family of killdeer

STAFF REPORT – Island photographer Len Tatko captured these images recently documenting the story of a new killdeer family near the Pink Elephant and 4th Street. Len said he had a run-in with...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Monday morning, another restless night

To the Editor: Well, its 3:45 AM and I woke up early again. Last night was very disturbing to me and my mind wouldn’t stop thinking about what I heard. No, I didn’t watch the news, or the President’s...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Many thanks for making an unprecedented journey successful

To the Editor: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! To everyone who watched Spark Boca Grande TV’s Livestream Comedy reading of “His Second Act” on May 2, we’d like to say “Thank you.” Thank you for your...

EDITORIAL: The power of the press, the power of the people

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – If you were to go back in a time machine to February 1 and be able to talk to the person you were back then, imagine the conversation you would have. Things we never thought...

OBITUARY: William W. Wilcox V

On April 27, 2020 William W. Wilcox V, 94, of Westwood, Mass. and formerly of Boca Grande, and devoted husband of Priscilla, his wife of 71 years, passed away. He was born on April 24, 1926 in Middletown,...

PROFILE: Gina McFadden

STAFF REPORT – Boca Grande resident Gina McFadden is the Vice President of the Boca Grande Art Center Board of Directors and also the Chair of their Membership Committee. She was born and raised...

Body of man found in waters between Little Gasparilla and Gasparilla Island

STAFF REPORT – On Wednesday, May 6 the body of a 60-year-old man was found by emergency personnel in the waters between Little Gasparilla Island and Gasparilla Island. His cause of death is not...

A message from the Clinic: Putting the pieces together

May 4, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY TOM ERVIN, MD – My family enjoys puzzles; hard puzzles. The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has given a new meaning to the term “jigsaw.” Two to three months ago, all of us were faced with a puzzle....

‘Safe, Smart, Step-by-Step’ plan phase one to be implemented May 4

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday afternoon, April 29, that Florida would take “small, deliberate and methodical steps towards a more hopeful future” by declaring a...

Time they’ll never get back … Local high school seniors salvage what they can of their graduating year by looking ahead

BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Prom dresses hang in closets, some with tags still attached. Hallways that were once filled with noise and bustle are still. Yearbooks will still be distributed, but the friends...