Author: Marcy Shortuse

Historical Society thanks all for great season

Letter to the Editor, The Boca Grande Historical Society would like to thank our members, volunteers, sponsors, donors, the Board and directors for your continued support and kindness. We had one of...

Come celebrate Lighthouse Day this Saturday

April 15, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Visitors to Gasparilla Island State Park will have the rare opportunity to tour the lamp room at the top of the Historic Port Boca Grande Lighthouse on April 16. The Barrier Island...

Range Light update: Donations up to $725,000, but still a long way to go

April 15, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Larry Hannah, chair of the Gasparilla Island Light fundraising effort, reported that donations have reached $725,000 in cash and pledges. That’s still well short of the project budget...

GIBA discusses updates, special requests at engineering meeting

April 15, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Construction status updates, vibration analysis reports and a special request were on the agenda for The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Engineering Committee meeting held on Wednesday,...

Clinic events raise more than $350,000

April 15, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Health Clinic had an exciting two days last week, as their annual fundraising festivities began with a quarterly meeting on Thursday, April 7 (see page 20 for that...

100 trillion friends you didn’t know you had

April 15, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN A common word that often comes to mind when many people think about bacteria is “gross.” Mote Marine postdoctoral research fellow Dr. Andrea Tarnecki tried to break that bad reputation...

Residents observe GICIA Preserve at public meeting

April 15, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Committee Chair Bayne Stevenson of the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association unveiled a large reproduction illustrating the envisioned GICIA Preserve at a public...

GIBA says ‘thank you’ for another great season

Letter to the Editor; Like the tides on the beaches of Boca Grande, seasonal vehicles come and go with both predictability and occasional extraordinary highs. Each new seasonal tide provides us with...

PROFILE: Jim Benson

April 15, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE & JIM BENSON Jim Benson may be a young man, but his passion for life and his work ethic run deep. That’s not to say he’s a guy who can’t have a good time – he definitely can...

Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce to hold April Mixer next Wednesday

April 8, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce will host an April Mixer on Wednesday, April 13 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at their office, located at 471 Park Avenue in the Pink Pony Courtyard. Stop...