Author: Marcy Shortuse

We’re getting the runaround about wind speeds

December 2, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
News

There’s a lot of misinformation floating around about what the wind speeds were during Hurricane Ian. Some people swear their neighbor has a device that measured 225 mph winds. Others say they know...

If the former VP serves your turkey, it will taste even better

December 2, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
News

Those who attended the Thanksgiving dinner provided by Samaritan’s Purse at Sky Academy in Englewood were honored to be served by none other than the former Vice President Mike Pence and his...

Anyone remember Leon?

If you have been coming to Gasparilla Island for a few years or more and you love golf, perhaps this name will ring a bell with you: Leon Oliver. Oliver is a Gasparilla Inn & Club course...

GIBA goes through hurricane activity step by step at quarterly meeting

November 24, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
News

And yes, that includes the ‘Lake in the Road’ The Friday, Nov. 18 Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority quarterly meeting was abuzz with talk of the hurricane, and how so much has been...

Precinct 122 snafus explained by Lee County Supervisor of Elections

November 24, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
News

“I don’t think that every staff member reads their emails, and that is a common error in any organization,” he said. Supervisor of elections Tommy Doyle It would appear that the results are...

Someone’s going to get rowdy with Rowdy pretty soon

November 24, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
News

If you remember Rowdy Gaines, the ultimate Olympic swimmer from the 1970s and ’80s, it might excite you to know that he has a home on Little Gasparilla Island. Being the ever-charitable guy that he...

THIS WEEK IN THE BOCA BEACON

Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO Peter and Elsa Soderberg donated $1 million to the new Suncoast Humane Society building project, and the Barrier Island Parks Society announced a new three-year...

Bocascopes for the week of 11-25-2022

Boca Beacon backpages Aries: “Me” time is a must this week, no matter how dirty the house is or how many relatives are going to smite … I mean, visit you this holiday. That thing you’ve been wanting...

The Boca Beacon’s (not so) Accu-weather forecast

Boca Beacon backpages

Red tide status this week

November 23, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News

Over the past week red tide was present in very low to high concentrations in and offshore of Sarasota County, background to high concentrations in and offshore of Charlotte County, very low to high...