Tag: Gasparilla Island

ISLAND SHERIFF, FIRE AND EMS NEWS: Rat trap robber on the loose

August 16, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT On Thursday, Aug. 8 Lee County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a residential burglary on the island (exact location redacted due to Marsy’s Law). According to reporting...

Obituary: Joseph “J Baldy” Rinaldi

August 16, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Joseph “J Baldy” Rinaldi, 76, passed into the never on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 10, 2019, surrounded by family and friends. He died from complications related to his battle with lung cancer. Baldy...

Profile: Mike Bower

August 16, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN If you’ve visited Hudson’s Grocery recently, you might have noticed a new face helping to run the store. Sporting a bright pink T-shirt, Mike Bower has been working hard at the...

Pet owners: Use caution when coming in contact with lakes, ponds inland

August 16, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
Editorial, News, Opinion

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Several readers have contacted me regarding the news reports nationwide of pets dying after swimming in water affected by Harmful Algae Blooms, or HABs. Blue-green algae,...

It’s high tide at midnight: Do you know where your tarpon is?

■ BY JOELLEN WILSON, BONEFISH & TARPON TRUST Ten years ago Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) started a tarpon-tagging project in Charlotte Harbor. Back then we used heavy and expensive...

Lightning the cause of two island fires just hours apart

August 9, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Sporadic and intense lightning storms were named as the culprit in two fire incidents that occurred this week. The first call came in on Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 8:26 p.m. as an outside...

UPDATE: Lee County Code Enforcement sweeps island on Friday, closes some complaints

August 9, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE UPDATED STORY AS OF THE AFTERNOON OF FRIDAY, AUG. 9 … A Code Enforcement officer was on the island Friday morning, and he has already closed out several of the complaints...

Don’t forget the paving at the bridge

August 9, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will be having the road paved from Placida Road to the toll booth, beginning sometime around August 12. Be prepared for one-lane traffic and...

BIPS announces new lighthouse plates available

August 9, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Images of Jupiter’s beloved, iconic Light are everywhere, and now a very special one is coming to a Florida Tax Collector’s office near you. On Aug. 9, the Department of Motor...

Stay tuned for Baldyfest news next week

August 9, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Boca Grande came out in full force to Litchfield, Maine to honor one of our own, Chief Joe “Baldy” Rinaldi, this past weekend. It was a little bit hectic to try to get all the photos...