Author: Boca Beacon

Parking panel cites progress, frustration in resignation letter

BY FIVE MEMBERS OF THE BOCA GRANDE PARKING ADVISORY PANEL In 2015, a Boca Grande Parking Advisory Panel of diverse residents was formed at the suggestion of the GICIA to provide local perspective...

Major landscaping for 5th Street Boca Grande gateway

BY THE GASPARILLA ISLAND CONSSERVATION & IMPROVEMENT ASSOC. The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association has announced the initiation of two significant bike path improvement...

Harold Russell 1935-2024

June 20, 2024
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

Harold Russell passed away on June 13, 2024, surrounded by family members. Harold grew up in Chicago, graduating from Yale University with a BA in history in 1957. After serving in the US Navy for...

Sandra Kinder Bertsch 1941-2024

June 20, 2024
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

Sandra “Sandy” Kinder Bertsch, 82, passed away on May 31, 2024, after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Born on November 15, 1941, in Harrisburg, PA to Harold and Charlotte (Halcro) Kinder,...

John Irving Welch 1933-2024

June 13, 2024
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

John Irving Welch of Boca Grande and formerly of St. Petersburg, Florida, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2024, at the age of 91. John was born on February 18, 1933, to Mary Merrell Welch and...

Roby Harrington, 1929-2024

June 13, 2024
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

Roby Harrington III died peacefully at his home in Manchester, VT on May 31 surrounded by family and friends, he was 95. Retired Chairman of the Y&R Group, Roby is survived by his children Roby...

Henry Lee Elwood 1934-2024

June 13, 2024
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

Henry Lee Elwood, 89, passed away surrounded by family in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on June 9, 2024. Beloved father, grandfather, uncle and friend, Henry was true to Cresco through and through; he was humble...

Robert Schoenfeld 1935-2024

June 13, 2024
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

Robert ‘Bob’ Schoenfeld, 89 of Maineville, passed away on May 8, 2024. Born to Clarence and Rosalyn (nee Goetzke) Schoenfeld on April 4, 1935, Marinette, Wisconsin. Bob was an example of faith and...

Gasparilla Inn Letter: Keep Boca Grande as ‘welcoming town’ in all parking discussions

BY BRENT CROSS, PRESIDENT, THE GASPARILLA INN Editor’s note: Wednesday, The Gasparilla Inn sent a Letter to the Editor concerning parking in Boca Grande. The letter, from President and General Manager...

Letters: The Island is fragile

To the Editor: The State of Florida recognized the environmental sensitivity of our island by establishing it as a State Conservation District in the Gasparilla Island Conservation District...