Boca Beacon backpages
FIVE YEARS AGO
Peter and Elsa Soderberg donated $1 million to the new Suncoast Humane Society building project, and the Barrier Island Parks Society announced a new thr…
Boca Beacon backpages
FIVE YEARS AGO
The Barrier Island Parks Society announced that John Rice would be their new president, and Krista Potthast-Haynes was the new vice president.
TEN YEA…
Boca Grande’s Historic Preservation Board made a point during its November 9 meeting that permits are still required for any changes, demolition or construction necessary as a result of Hurricane …
I am a veteran of the Korean War, and I have been alive and reasonably sentient during the six “hot” wars my country has engaged in since 1941. As a writer, I have interviewed a large number of ve…
Boca Beacon backpages
FIVE YEARS AGO
The Royal Palm Players were casting rehearsals for their season opener “Duets.”
TEN YEARS AGO
The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority ad valorem tax…
Boca Beacon backpages
FIVE YEARS AGO
Final Hurricane Irma debris pickups were complete as anglers were busy tying flies and getting ready for the GIFT tournament.
TEN YEARS AGO
A manat…
Thank you all for your patience as we deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. I am happy to report that the History Center and all of our historic treasures are safe and did not acquire any stor…
FIVE YEARS AGO
While the island was still picking up debris from Hurricane Irma, Hal McCombs was introduced as the new president of the Royal Palm Players.
TEN YEARS AGO
A short video cal…
Submitted by the Johann Fust Library Foundation
For more than 70 years, Boca Grande’s Johann Fust Library has been a coral-pink-colored sentinel, providing a place of respite and literary enric…
