Tag: Boca Grande

BIPS features the Witheringtons in ‘Our Sea Turtles’: Part IV of their lecture series

January 8, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

STAFF REPORT – Join BIPS to welcome back renowned authors and professional naturalists, Blair and Dawn Witherington, for another fascinating program titled Our Sea Turtles. Blair is a Senior...

Charlotte County seeks north end residents to fill vacant ‘iguana board’ seats through October

January 8, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

STAFF REPORT – Charlotte County is looking for two Gasparilla Island residents to fill vacancies on the MSBU/TU Boca Grande Street & Drainage (and iguanas) Unit, to fill vacant unexpired...

Historic Preservation Board to elect officers and discuss a roof at meeting

January 8, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

STAFF REPORT – The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will meet at the Boca Grande Community Center on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 10 a.m. in the auditorium. The meeting agenda and backup...

Hope For Haitians reception going virtual this year, working to make lives better in Savann Kabrit, Haiti with more supplies

January 8, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

STAFF REPORT – For the first time in 12 years, the Boca Grande Hope For Haitians reception at The Gasparilla Inn Beach Club in Boca Grande is going virtual. The annual in-person fundraiser...

PROFILE: Scott Cotherman … from the classroom, to the board room, to the golf course …

January 8, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Scott Cotherman is a man with a professional past that many could only dream of. He has worn many hats, received many kudos for his accomplishments and has led some of the...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Look out for COVID scams

To the Editor: As COVID-19 vaccine distribution begins, Sheriff Carmine Marceno wants you to be aware of emerging fraud schemes: 1) You are asked to pay out of pocket to get the vaccine. 2) You are...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Don’t keep that telescope in the closet, bring it to The Bishop and learn how to use it

To the Editor: With manufacturers reporting an exponential increase in telescope sales nationwide, The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature is offering a special workshop to help new astronomers –...

2020: It was … a year … ?

January 1, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – There’s a lot that can be said about the year 2020, and while we try not to dwell on bad news, not much of it was good. The best way to sum it up was like this: In...

PROFILE: Tonya Bramlage

January 1, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – There are few things in Tonya Bramlage’s world that interest her that she hasn’t dove into wholeheartedly. From cooking to nature studies to healthy living, she isn’t one...

Water use goals met, wastewater facility construction on track

January 1, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY THE GASPARILLA ISLAND WATER ASSOCIATION – The Gasparilla Island Water Association’s annual membership meeting will be held at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at the Boca Grande Community...