Author: Marcy Shortuse

From ‘The Gator’ to the government:

July 29, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
News

Mike Greenwell appointed to District 5 by the governor … but it’s not over yet “Son, someday you’ll decide in your life that you’ll continue to sit down and be quiet, or you’ll stand up and...

As the case of Boots and a Nantucket beachfronter altercation unfolds, the story starts to sound vaguely familiar …

July 29, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
News

P eople who know Boots Tolsdorf know that she isn’t one to be crossed without repercussion. She cuts a prominent figure on the island, standing a head taller or more than most women, and with a...

This Date in the Boca Beacon

FIVE YEARS AGO A Port Charlotte youth visiting with a church group drowned at the south end of the island. In another scenario, two lives were saved from drowning when beachgoers formed a human...

In memory of Jay … A little tourney, a little relaxation and remembrance

Sometimes it takes a special occasion – or a special person – to slow down the tarpon captains of Whidden’s Marina during the tail end of tarpon season. But this past weekend they had a good enough...

Around the Town

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Kelly Carpenter

July 21, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
Profiles

Kelly’s spent a lifetime working with kids, and their lives are better for it Kelly Carpenter has no children of her own, yet she has hundreds. She is the new director of the Boca Grande Preschool,...

July 15, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
Education, News

State assessments place TIS among the top schools of its kind, while governor says the entire state is performing admirably this year Last week the Florida Department of Education released their...

Author: Marcy Shortuse

From ‘The Gator’ to the government:

As the case of Boots and a Nantucket beachfronter altercation unfolds, the story starts to sound vaguely familiar …

This Date in the Boca Beacon

In memory of Jay … A little tourney, a little relaxation and remembrance

Around the Town

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Kelly Carpenter

Your Boca Grande (NotSo)AccuWeather Forecast

This date in the Boca Beacon

The tarpon are here … where are all y’all anglers?

The Island School gets an ‘A’ on its report card