Tag: Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce

Island 5K St. Pat race postponed

March 7, 2024
Staff Report
News

A 5K race, set for St. Patrick’s Day 2024 on Gasparilla Island and sponsored by the Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce, has been canceled due to logistics and permitting issues. The chamber hopes to...

2024 Boca Grande Chamber mixer

January 26, 2024
Staff Report
Events, News, Society

The Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce held their January mixer, hosted by Coastal Home Services, at the Chamber office office on Park Avenue. Below, some photos by the Boca Beacon’s Matt Gutman...

Pass cam future looks a little brighter, donations sought for its upkeep

October 11, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE In a last attempt to keep the Boca Grande Pass Cam dream alive, Gasparilla Outfitters and Gasparilla Vacations have donated the camera to the Barrier Island Parks Society, with the...

Many thanks for a meaningful remembrance

To the Editor: I was recently given a complimentary 2019 World’s Richest poster, beautifully framed by artist, Kelly Reark, and presented by Wesley Locke and the Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce, of...

UPDATE: Lee County Code Enforcement sweeps island on Friday, closes some complaints

August 9, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE UPDATED STORY AS OF THE AFTERNOON OF FRIDAY, AUG. 9 … A Code Enforcement officer was on the island Friday morning, and he has already closed out several of the complaints against...

Saturday’s ‘Howl’ time changed, tourney now a Belt Buckle qualifier

May 17, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The 15th annual “Howl at the Moon” Invitational Tarpon Tournament, sponsored by Gasparilla Outfitters, will still be held this Saturday, May 18, but the time has now changed to 7 to 10...

Don’t miss the 36th annual Boca Grande Tarpon Festival

May 11, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Tarpon season is here, the great fish are biting, and excitement is building in Boca Grande Pass for the 36th annual World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, a long-standing island tradition. Preparations...

Many questioning Scott’s new law regarding private ownership of beaches … how does it affect us?

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE House Bill 631, signed into law last month but just recently making headlines, has some Gasparilla Island homeowners and beachgoers puzzled about their rights to access local beaches....

Chamber of Commerce Christmas Walk this Saturday

November 25, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Hitch up the sleigh and head to grandma’s house on the island, because it’s time once again for the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Walk. The festivities will commence...

Ladies Day poster announced, WRTT artists still being sought

November 4, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the official 27th Annual Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament artist. Brendan Coudal is back for the 2017 Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament, with...