Author: Boca Beacon

Letter to the Editor: Thanks to all who made Mark’s celebration special

To the Editor:On behalf of the Shevitski family may I please send out a huge thank you to all of Marks friends who attended his Boca service. We tend to do things in our own special way here on the...

Letter to the Editor: Best wishes from the Lee County Sheriff’s Patrol

To the Editor:As we wrap up the 2014-15 season, your local law enforcement professionals would like to thank the Boca Grande Community for allowing us to serve you! We truly are blessed to work...

Last call for Ladies Day

If you’re interested in entering the Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament, it’s still not too late. While your team’s name won’t be in the program, you can still call the...

Profile: Jim Sullivan

May 1, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT – Jim Sullivan would prefer that the maudlin days of Equus and Macbeth were behind him, and behind the Royal Palm Players.Okay, RPP probably never did Equus, but they weren’t doing...

Letters: The saga of Gilligan’s Island continues (‘That patch of weeds belongs to all of us’)

To the Editor: I read with great interest an article by a spokesperson for the Gilchrist neighborhood Association, which stated there had been a miscommunication about the Gilchrist parking situation....

Letter to the Editor: Helping hands needed at Suncoast Humane Society

To the Editor: As their seasonal volunteers leave for the northlands, Suncoast Humane Society is looking for summer volunteers at their animal care center and thrift stores. The Society has a variety...

Guest Editorial: Reflections on aging in Boca Grande

May 1, 2015
Boca Beacon
Editorial, News

BY JOAN ARDREY – It’s only late April, but it seems summer weather has decided to settle in early this year, bringing a premature end to another satisfyingly frenetic Boca Grande “season.” The...

Gilchrist residents speak to the community: There’s been a miscommunication

April 24, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

The following is a statement prepared exclusively for the Boca Beacon, regarding the stance taken on Gilchrist Avenue parking by The Gilchrist Neighborhood Association. They have been largely silent...

Hope for Haitians group takes trek to monitor progress

April 24, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

A makeshift kitchen in the corner of a Haitian home that will be replaced. Ben Scott, Colvin McCrady, and Peter Soderberg of Boca Grande and Reid Carpenter, a Naples resident, left for Haiti on April...

Chamber to host mixer at 3rd Street on Tuesday

April 24, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce will host a mixer at 3rd Street Cafe on Tuesday, April 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. Bring your business cards to enter the raffle and to exchange. Light hors d’oeuvres...