Author: Marcy Shortuse

BIPS’ Green Gala to feature live auction chock-full of amazing items Scooters, parties, Mexican vacations, paintings, fishing and much more

■ PROVIDED BY BIPS Heed the “Call of the Islands” and head to BIPS’ 23d annual Green Gala! The BIPS Green Gala committee has put together a collection of fun and unique items for this year’s “Call of...

Bloomberg lists Boca Grande in top 10 highest gross income list

March 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Boca Grande has reached a new milestone recently, and it is quite impressive: The village has been named No.9 in a list of the top 20 zip codes by average adjusted gross income on...

The Island School to bring the mysteries of space to you March 26

March 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Have you ever wondered about the relationships between music, math and the planets, and the intricate mystery behind the force of their combined equation? You can wonder no more by attending...

Bead for Life: entrepreneurship, education, empowerment

March 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY BOOTS TOLSDORF Rosette is 19 years old and was living with her husband and one-year-old son in a mud house in a swampy area that flooded every time it rained. At first, her husband forbade her...

How high’s the water, mama? Friends to present sea level rise symposium

March 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center will present a one-day symposium regarding sea level rise, and our understandinf of the theoretical and practical issued of its affect...

Get your tickets for ‘Joseph’ now for good seats

March 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT If you are anywhere near the Boca Grande Community Center on Friday mornings, then you’ve already heard Grande Glee practicing their first full-length concert – “Joseph and the Amazing...

Hermitage to present lecture on red tide history, causes and future next Friday

March 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Hermitage Artist Retreat’s Fridays @ 5 series continues with Jon Thaxton: “Red Tide: The History, Causes and Future,” Friday, March 22 at 5 p.m., on the beach at the Hermitage Artist...

Celebration of Life for William Carlstrom

March 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

William Joseph (Bad Bill or Wild Willy) Carlstrom, age 79, of Port Charlotte and Boca Grande, passed away December 29, 2018. Bill was born in Queens, N.Y. on August 8, 1939, the son of Norman and Kathleen...

Obituary: J Pepper Frazier

March 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

J Pepper Frazier, an island resident of many years, passed away on March 6, 2019. He was born to George and Marion (“Mimsi”) Frazier on July 5, 1945 in New York City. He was so sick when he was born...

Profile: Tom Wilcox

March 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Tom Wilcox has been promoting growth and high performance in nonprofit organizations for 50 years, 42 of them as a CEO. Although he’s still doing some consulting for a few organizations,...