Author: Marcy Shortuse

Many thanks from Hope for Haitians for amazing support

To the Editor: On behalf of the Hope for Haitians Committee, we want to thank all the donors in Boca Grande. So far your donations have built 46 houses for Haitian families living in deplorable conditions...

Easter hunt this weekend

■ STAFF REPORT The Big White Rabbit is on the move, as Easter is this Sunday, April 1. At the Boca Grande Community Center, Jungle Joe Wier and Dashing Dave Bartels are getting everything ready for...

Man o’ War of the Worlds hit Boca Grande beaches

■ BY SUE ERWIN When Melissa Rubin was taking a stroll along the beach last Friday, she wasn’t expecting to see venomous creatures just inches away from her feet. “My husband and I walked the beach back...

Conservation photographer Mac Stone to speak on April 4

■ BY SUE ERWIN Photographer Mac Stone will be returning to Boca Grande to discuss a number of field projects he’s been working on this past year. He will be speaking at the Boca Grande Community Center...

Freddy Futch memorial April 7

■ STAFF REPORT A Celebration of Life for Freddy Futch will be held on Saturday, April 7, 1 p.m., at the Louise du Pont Crowninshield Community House. Light refreshments will be served. Freddy passed...

Fire on the Fishery pier

■ On Sunday, March 24 at approximately 4:30 a.m. Boca Grande Fire Department responded to a mutual aid call for fire boat response at the Fishery fishing pier, part of the old railroad trestle, at 13000...

Recollecting the Great Seashell Hunt of 2018 with BIPS

■ BY SUE ERWIN The Barrier Island Parks Society, in partnership with Florida Park Service, hosted the annual Great Seashell Hunt, island style, on Wednesday, March 28. The event was packed with 50 kids...

Mimi Carvalho is now Executive Chef at South Beach

■ BY SUE ERWIN South Beach Executive Chef Mimi Carvalho can’t make her way from the kitchen through the dining area without being stopped for a quick hello and hug from patrons dining in the establishment. Many...

SHS to introduce new capital campaign at fundraiser

■ STAFF REPORT Stop by the Boca Grande Community Center on Saturday, March 31 from 4 to 6 p.m. for a Suncoast Humane Society “Fundraising Fiesta” to be held on the lawn. Donors can partake of guacamole...

GIWA 2017 water quality report available

■ STAFF REPORT Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc.’s 2017 Water Quality Report is now available online at mygiwa.com/2017CCR.pdf. This report is designed to inform our membership about the sources...