Author: Marcy Shortuse

Editorial: GICIA asks everyone to consider the importance of Mercabo purchase

November 27, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
Editorial

BY MISTY NICHOLS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GICIA – The GICIA has set its sights on Mercabo (the 30-acre parcel at the entrance to the Boca Grande Causeway). With the threat of development looming...

Potter and Sexton take top honors in GIFT Tournament, $3,000 raised for webcams

November 27, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ Capt. Eddie Potter (with redfish) and Justin Sexton were the big winners at the 2015 GIFT Tournament. BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The first major cold front of the season, complete with heavy winds,...

Local seaplane pilot saves boaters on Peace River in twist of fate rescue

November 27, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

It’s always amazing when lives are saved by the fates, good fortune and kind hearts. Mark Futch rediscovered that feeling last Thursday as he cruised in his seaplane up around the Peace River just...

Author of Reagan bio to speak at Community Center

November 27, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

Edmund Morris, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author, will be speaking at the Boca Grande Community Center about his book entitled, “Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan,” at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec....

Lit Forum to feature Hammond and Proust’s ‘Swann’s Way’

November 27, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

The Literature Forum inaugurated its 2015-2016 season on November 12 with an excellent presentation of Eudora Welty’s novella, “The Ponder Heart.” The discussion was ably led by David Jenkins,...

Love to sing? Want to jam with others? Join the Glee group

November 27, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

Every Wednesday at 10 a.m., the Multi-Purpose Room at the Boca Grande Community Center is filled with the sound of harmony. It’s the sound of Grande Glee. It’s the sound of Boca Grande’s happiest singers. Here’s...

Profile: Jon Burdette

November 27, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Islander and local business owner Jon Burdette started visiting Boca Grande in 1985 when his grandparents were introduced to the island by Stewart Turley. By the early 1990s, his family...

Getting ready to cross the new bridge soon

November 27, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUSAN ERWIN The traffic shift to the new bridge is planned for December and will be done in phases, according to GIBA Executive Director Kathy Banson-Verrico, and machinery testing is currently...

Annual Christmas Walk Saturday

November 27, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce will host the 2015 Christmas Walk in downtown Boca Grande on Saturday, Nov. 28 from 5 to 8 p.m.

Taste of Boca Grande tickets available Dec. 1

November 27, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

Want to be one of the first to have your 14th Annual Taste of Boca Grande tickets? The event will be held on Monday, Feb. 1 at the Boca Bay Pass Club. The event starts at 6 p.m. Enjoy fabulous food...