Author: Boca Beacon

RPP says ‘thanks for the support this year’

To the Editor: On behalf of the Board of Directors of Royal Palm Players, I want to thank the entire Boca Grande community for the unprecedented support we got for our 2014-2015 season. People turned...

Not all Isles residents are in favor of weight increases

To the Editor: We read in last week’s Boca Beacon that you have received a letter from the President of the Boca Grande Isles Property Owners’ Association stating that residents of the Isles were in...

Profile: Willy Townsend

BY JACK SHORT – Willy Townsend is proof of a lot of things, not the least of which among them is that you can get up to a little mischief and still turn out alright.

Obituary: Bashie Meyer

Bashie Meyer, 86, formerly of Fox Chapel and most recently of Longwood at Oakmont, passed away on Mother’s Day, May 10, 2015.

Isles dispute settled

May 11, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

On Friday, May 1, The Boca Grande Isles Property Owners’ Association and 5F, LLC closed on a settlement agreement resolving a dispute that stretches back several years to Sunset Realty’s sale of plats...

Kitty in a car almost fried feline

May 11, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

Firefighter Alex Moore and Lt. Lee Cooper of the Boca Grande Fire Department did their good deed for the day BY MARCY SHORTUSE – While some people say their vehicle “purrs like a kitten,” island...

Late donations bring prospect of new Gressier village to fruition

May 11, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

Workers making a roof over a baby’s head safe.Photo/ Ben Scott Thanks to a last-minute push by generous anonymous donors, the Boca Grande Hope for Haitians Committee has surpassed its 2015 fundraising...

‘Elephant Company’ named as 2016 One Big Grande Boca Book

May 11, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

The votes are in, and the next “One Big Grande Boca Book will be “Elephant Company.”

Sweepin’ the gator back home

May 11, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

Certain local golf courses may have a huge alligator as their national claim to fame, but our island has its own version of reptilian fame. Recently our local iguana trapper, George Cera, had to herd...

Englewood Bank & Trust seeking care package donations for troops

May 11, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

Larry McLaren, President of Englewood Bank & Trust, announced that the bank will serve as a collection point for non-perishable food items and toiletries for the Rotary Club of Englewood’s Food...