An old treasure in the trees on Placida Road
A parcel on Placida Road, with an empty 1920s cottage just south of the Hacienda condominiums and across from Cape Haze Resort, may have a new owner.
The property was originally listed on the c…
THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON …
FIVE YEARS AGO
The newly-replanted Gilchrist median was thriving. Red tide was still a problem along island beaches.
TEN YEARS AGO
The mere mention of the Gilchrist median at the Boca Gra…
THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON …
FIVE YEARS AGO
Almost two weeks without any major red tide issues was a big deal, after a period of about two years where it was terrible.
TEN YEARS AGO
A ruling on the side of our …
A FOUNTAIN UPDATE …
The number of people who responded after we ran a story about the wayward Alzamora fountain gives proof of the fact that there are many people on this island who care about our history. Thank you …
TIMELINE FOR AUGUST 25: THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON
FIVE YEARS AGO
The Beacon swept the Florida Press Association awards presentation, and Hopkins & Daughter celebrated 30 years of ownership of the Boca Beacon.
TEN YEARS AGO
Fire destr…
OBITUARY: Robert Johnson
This generational pilot boat captain has crossed the bar
Capt. Robert W. Johnson passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at his family home, the historic Quarantine House.
Robert was born o…
Can you take the fountain?
Fountain created decades ago by Alzamora sister needs a home right away
Sometimes you don’t realize how much has changed in a place until you find out that the things that were once so importan…
EDITORIAL: We are all ‘somebody’ in the history of Gasparilla Island … for better, or for worse
There’s so much that has changed in our community in the last year or two. It’s difficult sometimes to wrap our minds around what has happened just since last September, much less the other change…
THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON
TEN YEARS AGO
A mystery survey was sent to random island residents, regarding Gilchrist Avenue parking? Who sent it? And why?
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
A group that included Robert Johnson, siste…
Hurricane Ian book features Boca Beacon article about Little Gasparilla Island
Gulf Coast Writers Association Inc. (GWCA), Southwest Florida’s 28-year-old meeting ground for writers, editors and their associates, announced today that Leoma Lovegrove, internationally-known ar…