Author: Marcy Shortuse

Historic Preservation Board to discuss several interesting items

January 6, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
News

The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 12 at 10 a.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center, and several interesting items are up for discussion. A piece of island...

2021: The year of the paradigm shift

December 30, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

It’s that time once again to step into a new year, to sign a new year’s number on the dotted line and to determine that things are going to change. They will change, won’t they? Because when you...

Hill Tide Estates controversy continues to unfold

December 30, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

It appears that several state and local agencies are still working on finding out why the large wrought iron-type fence is on the beach at the boundary of Hill Tide Estates. Several emails have gone...

Windy was an understatement: 60+ mph winds recorded on Solstice Day

December 24, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

On Tuesday morning, Dec. 21 it was one of those mornings when you saw a lot of people looking concerned and asking one another, “What is going on?” Wind. It was wind that was going on, and a lot...

The Boca Beacon … daily? In a sense, yes

December 24, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

There’s a big change on the horizon for your weekly island newspaper. The Boca Beacon’s website will be keeping you up to date 24 hours a day, seven days a week after January 3. That means we’ll...

Pigskin Pick’em

December 24, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Sports & Outdoors

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OBITUARY: Obie Baker

December 24, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Obituaries

Oberta “Obie” A. Baker passed away Friday November 19, 2021 in Aurora, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 3, 1936, she was the daughter of Ober and Lealia (Gilbert) Slotterbeck. She grew up in...

A very windy Winter Solstice …

December 21, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

Charlotte County gives ‘go ahead’ to next step for new project at Fishery property

December 18, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

There appeared to be not one bone of contention against the proposed development that will be located on The Fishery property, as Charlotte County commissioners met on Tuesday, Dec. 14 to discuss and...

Hill Tide update: More questions arise while county, DEP try to work out some answers

December 18, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

Security cameras. Wrought iron fences. Security guards. These are things that many would expect from a gated community, but does anyone expect them when they’re walking on a public beach? If you...