Above, Sarah Holt, Lizzie Ahlers and Kerri Jacobs at Bella Vida.
This Christmas shopping season is the first full season since the island’s recovery from 2024 hurricanes. The Beacon took just a few of the faces of the island’s small businesses; sadly we could not get them all.
All are back and ready for the 2025-26 season.
The Beacon’s art intern Trey Heimann went out to photograph many of our businesses proprietors as they gear up for the season. Stop in and say hello.
Wiley Laidlaw, Newlin and Diane Farnham Wendy Davis, Susanne Moncrieff and Evelyn Mueller of Fugate’sCarolyn Madden, Alice Pollard, The TideSuzanne Driscoll & Kris Boyden At Kappy’s Island Shoppe are Richie Woodham, Brandi DeBruler and Kevin Balaszek.Sandy Intihar, Kiah FicarraRenee Maines, Vonda Gardner at Crews Bank & TrustBoo Gemes of Boo GamesJennifer Gulli, Boo GemesPat Cooper, Mary Ann Miller Stephan Gocic and Oksana Zhilchuk, Tortuga Mexican Street Cuisine Barnichol Hardware’s Jessica Goslowski, Brenden Kirkendall, Philip Dreiss, Sam Fletcher and Wendy Thompson Melina Chaplin, Robin Melvin and Tatiana Cagan of Gasparilla OutfittersAbby and Rebecca Cleveland, Smart Studio South Beach Bar and Grille’s Osmar Orozimbo, Halee Guy, Symba Hunter, Kristine Ficarra, Julie Laden, Samantha Fitch, Lexi Ficarra and Mimi Carvalho Hudson’s crew Bob, Rob, Andrea, Jenny, Brittany, Dianne, Theresa, Brittany and Emily
