Tag: Boca Grande Club

Resident unhappy with swing bridge opening for maintenance

To the Editor: As a member of the Boca Grande Club and a frequent visitor to the island, I feel compelled to register a complaint regarding an inconvenience to traffic yesterday (October 17) caused...

Boca Grande Club hosts party to save animal lives: The Tennis Ball

January 18, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT This Wednesday, Jan. 23 marks the 11th year for a major fundraising event to take place at the Boca Grande Club benefiting Suncoast Humane Society: The Tennis Ball. For the last 10 years...

Profile Greg Foos

June 29, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■BY SUE ERWIN If you’ve enjoyed a meal at the Boca Grande Club over the past several years, you would likely agree that the quality of food served was superb – both in presentation and taste. That’s...

A 90+ gathering of islanders … Cheers to the ‘Greatest Generation’

April 6, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT This past week a group of 13 local 90-year-olds had a luncheon upstairs at the Boca Grande Club. The luncheon was the brainchild of Boca Grande resident Claire Carlson. Claire said that...

Profile Brandon Bunton

■ BY SUE ERWIN Brandon Bunton is the new head chef at 3rd Street Bistro & Bar, but he certainly is not a new face in town. He’s been working on the island since he was in high school. For the past...

Reports from the north end, downtown show positive things

September 22, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN After days of waiting out the storm – and even more days without electricity – businesses in Boca Grande are open again and serving customers. Brian and John Corcoran of Boca Grande Vacations...

PROFILE: Skylar Warren

April 7, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

BY SUE ERWIN – If you’re ready to step up your tennis game with a stronger swing and a crushing serve, you might want to think about talking with Skylar Warren, the assistant tennis pro at the...

Boca Grande Child Care Center to hold Gala on March 6

February 24, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – So many great memories have been made at the Boca Grande Child Care Center, it would be hard for graduates to pinpoint just one. From walking around town “holding the rope”...

Suncoast Humane Society ‘Fete for Pets’ tickets now available

January 13, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Get your tickets now for the 9th annual Tennis Ball fundraiser planned for Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event, themed “Fete for Pets,” will be held at the clubhouse...

Obituary: Thomas Fredrick Schoonover

October 28, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

On September 18, 2016 Thomas Fredrick Schoonover, 87, passed away surrounded by the love of his wife and family. He died from Lewy Body Dementia which he courageously battled for the past seven years. On...