Tag: Marcy Shortuse

Heavy pockets don’t necessarily make for good neighbors

February 5, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Editorial, News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – I just read an article submitted to the Interwebs universe by The Cultural Landscape Foundation, an article written about Gilchrist Avenue, with no author named but photo credit...

Monitoring storms on Gasparilla Island: What’s the best way?

January 15, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On Saturday, Jan. 9 an EF2 tornado with winds upward of 130 mph tore across Cape Coral and left up to 10,000 people with property damage and without power. January in Florida...

A Gilchrist Avenue parking timeline: 2003-15

December 4, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

If you hear the word “Gilchrist” and cringe, you are not alone. As this season begins, the controversy is already starting to heat back up. Before you dive into the cocktail party circuit conversations...

Message to Lee County Commissioners: Listen to reason when it comes to Gilchrist parking

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Just when I thought nothing more about the Gilchrist parking situation would surprise me, I found I was wrong. The proposal by the Gilchrist Neighborhood Association has really...

What does Native American Day mean, exactly?

September 18, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
Editorial

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – September is an odd month for holidays. There’s not much going on for most people, with the exception of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Labor Day. I personally count...

Native Gardens, Patrick’s Thai to relocate while a new store is announced downtown

August 14, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Sometimes, change is good. Ronica Davis talked about change as she puttered around the new location for her business, Native Gardens, on East Railroad Avenue where she is...

The real story of Sam Samsonov and the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority comes to light

July 24, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Sam Samsonov and his wife of 53 years, Margaret, sat by the pool at their Grove City home on Monday afternoon, July 20 in good spirits. They sat with a folder full of emails...

Jill Marie ladies take Howl

June 19, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – There was excitement out in the Pass on Saturday night almost as soon as lines hit the water at 8 p.m. for the 2015 Ladies Howl at the Moon Invitational Tarpon Tournament,...

Editorial: Shark fishing, Gilchrist fibbing, fat-bottomed trucks

May 15, 2015
Boca Beacon
Editorial

BY MARCY SHORTUSE As the tourist season cools down and tarpon season heats up, an outsider would think that things would be pretty quiet around here. It sounds logical, but wait.Look, there in...

Mote boat ‘Thunders’ into Boca Grande

May 1, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE There’s a new Mote boat in town, and it’s a gorgeous 46-footer. Built by George Luzier, a classic boatbuilder from Sarasota, the boat will be employed to further Mote Marine research...