■ The median on Gilchrist Avenue from 5th Street to 1st Street has been completely replanted now and is looking very fine compared to what it was earl...
Historic Preservation Board reveals convoluted information after potential violation brought to light
■ BY SUE ERWIN AND MARCY SHORTUSE At its monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 11, the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board addressed confusion over ...
New palm plantings on Gilchrist Avenue ahead of schedule
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE The planting of new palm trees on the Gilchrist Avenue median solidifies the fact that Lee County is done discussing the park...
BREAKING: Lee County Commissioners strike Gilchrist from agenda
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Lee County Commissioners sent out an email on Friday, Oct. 28 stating that agenda item 26 regarding the Gilchrist Avenue mee...
Editorial was good, but support still given to no parking
To the Editor: Your editorial about the Gilchrist median was good, and I agree with you – too much noise and money have been spent on the subject. I s...
Heavy pockets don’t necessarily make for good neighbors
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – I just read an article submitted to the Interwebs universe by The Cultural Landscape Foundation, an article written about Gi...
We need to honor the soul of the island
To the Editor: They say the seasons don’t change in Florida. Well I know summer’s over because the weeds on Gilchrist are dying and a lot of my neighb...
A message to Lee County Commissioners: Listen to reason when it comes to Gilchrist parking, but please make a decision
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Just when I thought nothing more about the Gilchrist parking situation would surprise me, I found I was wrong. The proposal ...
Historic Board approves rehab on two Gilchrist properties
■ BY SUSAN ERWIN The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board held a meeting Wed nesday to discuss three items on the current agenda. All current board...
Shall we promenade? Maybe, if we can make it through
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – If you’re like many of us who live and work on the island, sometimes it’s nice to sit at one of the beach accesses prior to ...