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A few faces from 2017 Boca Beacon profiles
The feature profile stories in the Boca Beacon add a personal touch to the newspaper each week. Here are a few quotes from s…
Join The Gasparilla Inn for its 2018 golf and yoga retreat
To the Editor: This January, The Gasparilla Inn – a landmark destination on Florida’s Gulf Coast – will welcome guests for a…
Punta Gorda Airport passenger traffic increases in November
To the Editor: The Charlotte County Airport Authority announced the total passenger count for the twelve months ending Nov…
Are you ready for ‘Taste’? Make sure you get your tickets soon!
■ STAFF REPORT Tickets are being sold right now for the 2018 Taste of…
Be an ‘ark’ angel with heifer.org
■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande resident Libby Frazier is spearheading a c…
Dr. Raymond James joins staff at Boca Grande Health Clinic
■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Health Clinic is pleased to announce that Dr. Raymond James will be joining its medical staff…
Getting to know the Bush family a little better …
■ BY SUE ERWIN – Golf Pro Ken Raynor has had a long established personal friendship with former President George H. W. Bush…
Island School donor to match patrons dollar for dollar
■ STAFF REPORT The Island School received notification of a significant gift to the 2017-18 Annual Fund. A very generous ano…
Flu season is definitely here as Boca Grande Health Clinic sees its first ‘A’ victim
■ BY DR LAUREN HANA The Clinic saw its first test positive case of Influenza A this week,so this is a good time to review so…
BIPS to host author Jack Davis on January 5
■ STAFF REPORT The Barrier Island Parks Society is proud to welcome renowned author and University of Florida Professor, Jac…