Dear Editor:
Where did all the benches and tables in Boca Grande go? My family has no place to sit and have ice cream after school. And there is nowhere to sit outside in the fresh air at the bakery.
It’s very sad.
Sophie B.,
first grader at The Island School
Marcy Shortuse is the editor of the Boca Beacon, and has been with the paper since 2007. She is also editor of the Boca Beacon's sister publication, Gasparilla Magazine.
She has more than 20 years of experience writing and editing local newspapers and is originally from the Chicago area.