Author: Marcy Shortuse

Native Gardens, Patrick’s Thai to relocate while a new store is announced downtown

August 14, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Sometimes, change is good. Ronica Davis talked about change as she puttered around the new location for her business, Native Gardens, on East Railroad Avenue where she is...

Two boil notices in two weeks … It’s been a busy time for GIWA, but water is safe now

August 14, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink. That old saying was very apt last week and this week, as Boca Grande residents and business owners experienced an abrupt loss...

Profile: Jennifer Burdette Campbell

August 14, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
Profiles

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Busy. It’s the word that comes to mind when thinking of Jennifer Burdette Campbell, a work-at-home mom to three children who calls Boca Grande her home. She and her husband,...

Could our farmers market be facing its final season?

August 7, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It doesn’t take long to get used to having something so good as the Boca Grande Farmers Market around. Residents of the island have become familiar with the Friday routine...

Looking for some fun? Stop by the shops in Placida

July 24, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Just over the bridge and to your right there is a historic little piece of old Florida where you can find treasures all year long. It is one of the oldest inhabited points...

Whoever controls the media, controls the mind

July 24, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News, Opinion

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – So this week we had a lesson in social media. The tale of Sam Samsonov, “our Sam,” as we call him, went viral worldwide. The story of a man who collected tolls for the Gasparilla...

The real story of Sam Samsonov and the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority comes to light

July 24, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Sam Samsonov and his wife of 53 years, Margaret, sat by the pool at their Grove City home on Monday afternoon, July 20 in good spirits. They sat with a folder full of emails...

Another island mother lost: Louise Bowe to be laid to rest this weekend

July 10, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
Obituaries

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – We lost another one of our island mothers on Sunday, July 5, as Louise Bowe slipped away from congestive heart failure. Other than for a few years her entire life was spent...

Jill Marie ladies take Howl

June 19, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – There was excitement out in the Pass on Saturday night almost as soon as lines hit the water at 8 p.m. for the 2015 Ladies Howl at the Moon Invitational Tarpon Tournament,...

Memorial Day weekend not kind to island sea turtles

May 29, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Island sea turtle patrollers were full of excitement on Thursday, May 28 when they realized they had their first confirmed green turtle nest on Gasparilla Island. “We’ve...