Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News, Profiles.
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association board member John Edwardson came to Boca Grande as a jack of all trades. The former business leader also volunteers for The Island School’s million-dollar shootout. John spent a majority of his childhood in small Indiana and Southern Illinois towns. In 1971, he received his bachelor […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, Letters to the Editor, News.
To the Editor: As currently used by CDC, NIH and FDA the word is used to imply unreliability and therefore by implication invalid information. The legal profession uses this term in a similar manner to attack information it doesn’t want a court to consider in a legal case. On the other hand, business managers are […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News.
SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA – The GICIA’s Mercabo Cove is moving along smoothly and TSI Disaster Recovery Engineer Theresa Cauthen reported to the Land Conservancy Committee that they are slightly ahead of schedule. Construction on the Mercabo Cove Restoration Project began on March 2. The project is designed to transform the basin area of the […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News.
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – In the time of social distancing, the island has now taken to YouTube to unveil hidden talents. Entertainment is now virtual, and you can find it all on Spark Boca Grande TV. The YouTube channel was born from inspiration at the beginning of April. Erica Ress Martin created the program to […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News.
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – A majority of our island churches have plans for Holy Weekend services, albeit online, while the 30-day stay at home request stretches on. St. Andrews Episcopal church has gotten used to creating pre-recorded videos from multiple locations in Boca Grande. Reverend Michelle Robertshaw enjoys filming from familiar spots around town. “Just […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, Letters to the Editor, News.
To the Editor: On February 29 The Island School PTO hosted our 6th annual Chowder Dinner Event in coordination with the Friends of Boca Grande free outdoor concert, Saturday Night Fever! We look back on that night with grateful hearts and fond memories. We had an amazing turn out this year and were overjoyed to […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News.
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Code enforcement complaints have found their way into the news again this week, but this time the complaints were lodged against homes on the north end of the island – in Charlotte County – regarding potential living spaces underneath raised homes. According to Nathan and Carol Forrester, whose home is listed […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News, Profiles.
BY OLIVIA CAMERON – Stage lights and scripts are familiar to Royal Palm Players’ actress Karen Snyder, who enjoys taking part in the entertainment aspect of Boca Grande. Before ever wintering on the island, Karen grew up in Rocky River, Ohio. “As a kid I was always performing little skits for the family,” said Karen. […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News.
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – As the Florida Department of Health and private labs are able to provide more and more tests for Florida residents, numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases are exploding. As of 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, there were 7,773 cases confirmed, with one of the highest 24-hour jumps reported – 819 new cases […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
BY DALY WALKER, MD – I would like to commend those of you who have been practicing social distancing. The results of your sacrifice are not readily apparent, but I can assure you that by helping to suppress the spread of the coronavirus, you are preventing yourself and others from getting sick and in doing so, […]