Tag: Gasparilla Island

The case of the FWC and the iguana bloodlust

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The media recently blasted an announcement regarding iguanas on social media that made some pretty big waves. The headlines everywhere read that the Florida Fish and Wildlife...

Profile: Debbie Hagstrom

July 11, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Debbie Hagstrom creates beautifully designed one of a kind silk scarves right in front of her customers. The artist visited Boca Grande in June. She was one of the vendors at the...

Obstacles in the ‘Promenade’ prompt questions of ownership yet again

July 5, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The right to roam the Promenade is being infringed once again, not only by overgrown bushes but by brand-new plantings right in the thoroughfare. This seems to have become an...

Junior takes the 2019 Buckle!

July 5, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE It was a third-time honor for Capt. Lamar Joiner Jr. on Friday night at the Long Marsh Country Club in Rotonda, as he was awarded the 2019 Jay Joiner Memorial Belt Buckle. It...

Southern Grand Slam Country Music Festival starts tonight

■ BY SUE ERWIN Grab your hat and boots and get ready to dance. The Southern Grand Slam Concert is coming to Charlotte Sports Park on Saturday, July 6. Artists scheduled to perform include Darryl...

Turtles are turtling all over the turtling place

July 5, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association would like to remind everyone that bright lighting could misdirect and disturb nesting sea turtles and their hatchlings, so beachgoers should...

‘Operation Knot Lit’ to focus on holiday driving, boating

July 5, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is participating in “Operation Knot Lit,” a Florida Sheriffs Task Force initiative for enhanced enforcement that will run through the 4th of...

The road that once was …

July 5, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT In 1907 the Boca Grande Land Company was created to carry out a joint venture between Albert Gilchrist and the American Agricultural Chemical Company, and the land currently...

Stop in Englewood for Ringling art

July 5, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

The Ringling College of Art and Design and the Englewood Art Center present a summer art market on Friday, July 12 and Saturday, July 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. The summer may be sizzling...

Profile: David Mota

July 5, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN He’s been offering authentic, tasty Mexican cuisine on the island since 2015, starting out as a vendor at the Boca Grande Farm & Fish Market. Since joining the Pink Pony team,...