Author: Marcy Shortuse

Born in the Lighthouse – that’s why she’s so bright

November 8, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Evelyn Carter McKinney took her first breath of air in the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse. She was born in 1934 in a bedroom of the circa 1890 Lighthouse that doubles as a museum of regional...

Lee County iguana panel to meet

November 8, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Lee County Municipal Services Benefit Unit’s “iguana panel” will meet on Monday, Nov. 18 at the Boca Bay Powerhouse at 4 p.m. Budget items regarding street lighting and iguana control...

GICIA volunteers to lead tours of Mercabo Preserve

November 8, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) is excited to have successfully launched a volunteer tour leader program in February 2019. This program...

Profile: Boo Thayer Gemes

November 8, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN After 27 years of working in the fashion industry on 7th Avenue in New York City, Boo Thayer Gemes perceived a void in the market for stylish and affordable separates, so she created...

Obituary: Leonard Mathew Saari

November 8, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Leonard Mathew Saari of Riverside, CT, and Boca Grande, FL, died as a result of a sudden stroke on October 19. 2019, at Greenwich Hospital. He was born in Los Angeles, CA, on January 19, 1938, to Mathew...

OBITUARY: Janet Thibodeau

November 8, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
Obituaries

Janet M. Thibodeau, 83, wife of Gerald Thibodeau, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, a the Sussman House in Rockport. Born in Camden, July 17, 1936, she attended Camden Schools. On July...

Red tide update

In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background to very low concentrations in and/or offshore of Pinellas County, background to high concentrations in Sarasota County,...

Veterans, heroism and whistleblowing

■ BY MARY BESSWe need to understand the spark of divinity within human beings who put their lives at risk to benefit others. Of particular interest are those who commit acts of heroism for which they...

Dog Park meeting Nov. 5 at the Community Center

November 1, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Lee County Parks & Recreation announced last week that it will host a public meeting at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5 in the auditorium at the Boca Grande Community Center, regarding...

Mercabo Cove restoration set for March of 2020

November 1, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association has announced that the Army Corps of Engineers and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection permits,...