Author: Marcy Shortuse

Voting should never be a burden, an inconvenience or a problem

■ BY CARMEN SALOME When Lyndon Johnson was shepherding the landmark civil rights bills through Congress in 1964 … laws banning discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, or national...

Clean up on 13th Street, please …

To the Editor: I often wonder if some folks here ponder … Now that I have purchased a very expensive slice of paradise, how do I make sure that I can get a little more for free? On Gilchrist they...

What you took was more than just a tree – for shame

To a Thief: For shame! Did you have to sneak around in the middle of the night lest you be seen by my neighbors as you stole my miniature pine tree from an urn in front of my home? That little pine...

Due process for all is good, but what about this slippery slope?

To the Editor: There’s been a lot of news in the past few weeks. I would like to throw in my two cents. Anyone who thought the Beacon’s editorials were left-leaning should reread my friend Marcy’s editorial...

Demolition has begun at GICIA Preserve

July 8, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) is extremely pleased to report that demolition of the Old Mercabo Conference Center and its surrounding...

Charlotte County increases area of no wake zone

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Charlotte County has determined that the “slow speed/no wake” zone in the area of Gasparilla Sound and the Intracoastal Waterway will soon be expanded to include the area of the...

Gasparilla Inn & Club makes elite Travel & Leisure list

July 8, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Travel & Leisure magazine has put forth its list of the “world’s best,” and The Gasparilla Inn & Club has taken the top spot on the list of Florida resort hotels. Every year...

July 4 ends with a bang

July 8, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ The Independence Day displays over Gasparilla Island were fantastic Monday night, as was the annual golf cart parade held that morning.

Republican Club golf outing planned for July 23

■ BY SUE ERWIN The West Charlotte County Republican Club is planning its 8th annual golf outing on Saturday, July 23 at Lemon Bay Golf Club, limited to the first 100 registered golfers. The cost is...

Fourth of July leaves mess behind on local beaches; sea turtle volunteers needed

July 8, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported the latest numbers for sea turtle nests on Friday, July 1, 2016. As of July 1, there were 474 loggerhead (caretta caretta) turtle nests...