Author: Marcy Shortuse

Time is running out – sign up to play in the GITC today

January 10, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The 2020 Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic, sponsored by the Boca Beacon, still has spots left for play in the tournament. It will be held from January 25 through February 8. This tournament...

Conservation Foundation president to speak on Tuesday

January 10, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT On Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 2 p.m. everyone is invited to hear Christine Johnson, the president of the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast, speak. The location will be the Boca Grande...

Don’t leave Jan Myers empty-handed

January 10, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Why is Jan Myers standing in front of her garage door empty-handed? It’s because she needs more items for the Bargain Room at the United Methodist Women’s annual Strawberry Festival. The...

Autopsy report on Solomon shows she died of natural causes

January 10, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The death of a 54-year-old woman on a north Boca Grande beach has been ruled accidental by the Office of the District Medical Examiner. Marcella Soloman of Melbourne Beach had been...

Renowned addiction experts to speak at St. Andrew’s on Monday

January 10, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Monday, Jan. 13 at 9:30 a.m., St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church will host two people who are eager to help change the world. Debra and Jeff Jay, two very well-known counselors who...

Prepare your four-legged friends to be blessed

January 10, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Blessing of the Animals will take place at 4 p.m. on January 29 on the croquet green at The Gasparilla Inn & Club. The ecumenical blesing is an annual tradition here on the island....

‘Rescue Me, too!’ is a boisterous benefit for Suncoast Humane Society capital campaign

January 10, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ SUBMITTED BY ERICA RESS MARTIN If you hear the sounds of laughter coming from the Crowninshield tonight or tomorrow night, it’s just the sounds of an audience having great fun at “Rescue Me, Too!” Like...

Island Sheriff, Fire & EMS

January 10, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News, Police & Fire

■ STAFF REPORT Remember those guys who will do just about anything for anyone, including putting up banners for events, rescuing sea turtles and decorating tall spaces for Christmas? You know who we...

Stolen vehicle, domestic battery arrest on Sheriff’s Office docket

January 10, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call of a stolen vehicle at the Pink Elephant, at the corner of 5th Street and Bayou, on December 28 at approximately 7 p.m. According...

‘Other Desert Cities’ newest collaboration for RPP, Lit Forum

January 10, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY PRISCILLA MASSELINK The Wyeth family gathers in Palm Springs on Christmas Eve around 2004, where embarrassing family secrets are revealed, lubricated by plenty of booze and resentments. “Other...