Author: Marcy Shortuse

Lynne Cheney shares her insights into James Madison

■ BY MARY COOK Biographer Dr. Lynne Cheney, wife of former United States Vice President Dick Cheney, sailed up to the stage via the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium aisle Wednesday evening, March...

See the Weld/Ellis house during ‘Garden Dialogue’

■ STAFF REPORT Dramatically sited on a sand dune, the Weld/Ellis beach house & garden in Boca Grande affords stunning beachfront views of the Gulf of Mexico. The informal winter house of sun-bleached...

Boca Grande Garden Club celebrates 20 years of growth

■ BY CATHERINE SHANNON BALLMAN Everything is coming up asters for the Boca Grande Garden Club this season. The star-shaped aster is the flower for 20th anniversaries, the very event Boca Grande Garden...

ISLAND LEO BEAT: Welcoming our new TIS SRO

This week we welcomed Cpl. Wilhelm “Willy” Radauscher to the island, as he is the new School Resource Officer (SRO) at The Island School. Willy is a veteran of the United States military, 1983-1986,...

DUI at Causeway

■ STAFF REPORT A Placida woman was arrested for driving while under the influence at Gasparilla Road and the Boca Grande Causeway on Monday, March 26 after she rear-ended another vehicle. According...

Profile: James Clark Dieffenderfer

■ BY SUE ERWIN When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Second Lieutenant Jim Dieffenderfer was a student in the U.S. Army Air Corps Flying Training Program. Jim is the father of Boca...

Obituary: David ‘Dewey’ Henson

David Ray Henson, known to most as “Dewey,” age 57, of Rotonda West, passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at his Charlotte County residence. Born on March 25, 1960 in Dallas, Texas to the late Robert...

Many thanks from the Royal Palm Players

To the Editor: Royal Palm Players has closed a memorable season, which included sell-out performances of “Duets,” “Boca Girls,” “Don’t Drink the Water” and “My Fair Lady,” reinstatement of the Literature...

Thanks from the Art Center to Nat and crew

To the Editor: The Boca Grande Art Center and the Boca Grande Garden Club have joined for the past few years to present to the community our annual Art in Bloom exhibit. This year was stupendous. We...

Residents disappointed with Commission’s TDU decision

To the Editor: Thanks to all those who wrote letters, attended and spoke at the Charlotte County Commission hearing on the Transfer of Density regulations on Tuesday. Unfortunately, the Commission adopted...