Author: Marcy Shortuse

Dredging start a little late thanks to the weather

May 31, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The beach renourishment project that was to begin earlier this week was delayed due to bad weather, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “Apparently there were some weather...

36-year-old Inn worker suffers life-changing stroke

May 31, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE In the early morning hours of Monday, May 20, Jennifer Goslowski woke up to find her boyfriend, Chris Zink, next to her having a seizure. It wasn’t his first, but the frequency he...

License-free fishing days coming up

■ STAFF REPORT Want to try your hand at Florida fishing? License-free saltwater fishing weekend is June 1 and 2, and license-free freshwater fishing weekend is June 8 and 9. During these weekends, a...

Fishing for a cure: 2019 Boca Grande Classic raises $240,000 for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

■ BY SUE ERWIN The 2019 Raymond James and RSA Boca Grande Classic was tremendously successful this year, netting more than $240,000 for a very good cause. The objective of this annual event is to support...

Algal bloom dashboard will give even more info on water quality

May 31, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Furthering the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s commitment to making water-quality information more readily available and understandable to the public, the agency...

Meet the 2019 Island School graduating class

May 31, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

The Island School 2019 graduates: Lachlan Barrett, McKenzie Center, Angelina Doherty, Edwin Garcia, Micaela Heart, Morgen Holmes, Evelyn Hunt, Owen Mills, Zachary Shaffer, Gavin Silk, Isabella Steyer,...

Even a leader has to hula sometimes

May 31, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

The Leadership Englewood class of 2019 Luau that was held on May 18 to benefit Meals on Wheels of Englewood, Charlotte County Homeless Coalition, Project Phoenix, Englewood Community Services and the...

Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament this weekend

May 31, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament, the world’s greatest kids fishing tournament for children ages 15 and under, will kick off today, May 31, with a tarpon symposium...

Profile: Mimi Carvalho

May 31, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN South Beach Bar and Grille Executive Chef Mimi Carvalho caught and released her first tarpon at the 2019 Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament, and she said the experience was absolutely exhilarating. “I...

Obituary: Jon Paul Zorian

Beloved father, brother, mentor and friend to so many, Jon Paul Zorian peacefully passed away on May 23, 2019 at the age of 75. He leaves behind his son, Justin Zorian; his sister, Noelle Zorian Malcom;...