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Lighthouse United Methodist Church to hold art sale on March 14

March 7, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
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BY SUSAN HANAFEE – More than 50 items, many of them original art pieces by local artists, will be for sale in the Methodist Church Fellowship Hall from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 14. Proceeds...

BGHS takes note of a rare ‘Magna Carta’

February 13, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
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BY SUSAN HANAFEE – Jim Blaha calls the mountain of material the Boca Grande Historical Society received from the attic of a woman in Tennessee late last year the “Magna Carta.” And, indeed, the...

Two notable island ladies to sign their books at Smart Studio

November 22, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
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■ STAFF REPORT Boca Grande authors Karen Snyder and Susan Hanafee will autograph copies of their latest books at the Smart Studio on Saturday, Nov. 30, starting at 5 p.m. Snyder is the author of a series...

Boca Grande’s Historic District: Solving the Boca Grande building puzzle

November 17, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
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■ BY SUSAN HANAFEE Skilled carpenters are in short supply. The price of materials is rising. Empty lots are disappearing. The easiest thing about building in Boca Grande’s Historic District these days...

Boca Grande’s Historic District: Rises from the ‘Ashes’ of Hotel Hell

November 10, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
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■ BY SUSAN HANAFEE When architect Rick Thurkow bought Boca Grande’s infamous “Hotel Hell” in 1986, he never dreamed he would be entering his own permitting purgatory. Before he finished his $150,000...

The Gasparilla Island Act: Part III Measuring buildings and making amendments

September 1, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
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■ BY SUSAN HANAFEE Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles about the forces that have shaped development in Boca Grande and on Gasparilla Island. It’s a scene from the early 1980s that...

The Gasparilla Island Act: Part II Building in Boca, and a war of words over the island’s future

August 25, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
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■ BY SUSAN HANAFEE Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of articles about the forces that have shaped development in Boca Grande and on Gasparilla Island. As the tarpon season is getting underway...

The Gasparilla Island Act: Part I The Act takes shape

August 18, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
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■ BY SUSAN HANAFEE Editor’s Note: This is the first in a random series of stories about the forces that have shaped and continue to impact development and construction in Boca Grande and on Gasparilla...

Strawberry Festival to feature artists Mitchell, Hannah and many more

February 12, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
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Artist John Mitchell BY SUSAN HANAFEE – What do the United Methodist Women’s Strawberry Festival and Boca Bargains have in common? Artist John Mitchell, Sr. for starters. Mitchell is a frequent...

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