Tag: Boca Grande

‘Spark’ your creativity and share your talent through new island program

November 30, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Have you ever wanted to participate in a play but didn’t quite have the courage to audition? A new program from a familiar island face might just be the “spark” you were looking for...

Profile: Kathleen Turner

November 30, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN After managing PJ’s Seagrille and The Grapevine for more than 30 years, Kathleen Turner has a new office. She’s a Realtor with Michael Saunders Real Estate on the island. She’s...

So this red tide … is it ever going away?

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE As I type this on a Wednesday morning, it’s a brisk 58 degrees outside at 11:30 a.m. The wind is howling through the pillars down below my “porch” office at the Beacon that...

Covert canine feature addressed by local four-legged critters

To the Editor: From one morbidly obese canine to another: I believe I speak for all my compatriots at the 7th Street dog park when I say we are delighted to know our canine needs will be met by the...

Seibert remembers the peripatetic Paul Rudolph

November 30, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARY BESS The Sarasota Architectural Foundation recently marked the100th birthday of Paul Rudolph at the annual Sarasota MOD Week End, a celebration of the area’s mid century modern...

Bocilla Islands Conservancy fundraiser was a success

To the Editor: Bocilla Islands Conservancy Inc. would like to thank the community for the success of its second annual Preserving Paradise Auction that was held on Sunday, Nov. 10 on Don Pedro...

A look into the future of The Gasparilla Inn Beach Club

November 23, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – The Gasparilla Inn & Club has been slowly introducing their new plans for the property where the Gasparilla Inn Beach Club and the dog park are now, and now the plans...

Red tide forum brings hundreds to Community Center

November 23, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN – There was a long line wrapping around the auditorium on Friday afternoon at the Boca Grande Community Center, as hundreds of people concerned about Red Tide came to hear...

BIPS announces GIL commemoration and lighting ceremony: One week left to be named as a ‘founding donor’

November 23, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

It’s been a long and challenging journey, but finally on Saturday, Feb. 9, the Gasparilla Island Lighthouse will once again provide a flashing light in our sky as a nighttime aid to navigation for...

GIBA discusses new toll system upgrades, a possible new path and more

November 23, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

A two-day GIBA quarterly board meeting was concluded on Monday, Nov. 19, which included updates on the toll collection system and raffic numbers coming soon. Prior to that, though, GIBA Advisory...