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Coral Creek Visits Scotland and St. Andrews
October 13, 2023
Members of the Coral Creek Golf Club visited St. Andrews Links in Scotland. Golf has been played at the course for over 600 years.
Pictured is the group at their first tee.
Left to right i…
Concerned Citizen Donates Another $50K to Emergency Project
October 13, 2023
This week Fire Chief C.W. Blosser notified the Beacon that an additional $50,000 donation from a concerned citizen was received for the Island Auxiliary Emergency Radio Communications & Intero…
Profile: Polina Voinevych, Actress and Entrepreneuse
October 13, 2023
Acting is Polina Voinevych’s passion, but it is not her only passion. She has a special love for people, for her family, for doing good in the world, and for the freedom that living in the United …
Gasparilla Towns (That’s Plural!) Focus of History Opener
October 13, 2023
The Boca Grande Historical Society opened for the season on Tuesday, Oct 10. At the center is a new exhibit entitled One Island, Three Hometowns. It retells the story of Boca Grande through the th…
On a Return from Israel, Recalling a Fragile Peace Lost to War
October 13, 2023
Just back from a September trip to Israel, local real estate broker Melissa Csank saw a very different scene than the gruesome terrorist war playing out on social media and the news.
“I heard a…
Get a Fire Dept. Tee to Support Breast Cancer Awareness
October 13, 2023
The Boca Grande Fire Department’s annual breast cancer awareness T-shirts are in. This year, the department decided to support the wife of a Sarasota County fireman who has just had her breast can…
Charlotte County Ponders Fate of Historic Placida Bunkhouse
October 12, 2023
A Charlotte County historic plaque makes a very clear promise about the Placida Bunkhouse, an old railroad dormitory that is currently resting and rotting behind the South Gulf Cove Publix off of …
New Landscaping and Details on Tower Project
October 12, 2023
It’s been a good week for our new cell tower project. Tower construction is complete. All of the cell carriers (AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile) have applied for their permits. They have started to…
Tourist Development Tax Assists Barrier Island Parks
October 12, 2023
Two budget items benefitting the Barrier Island Parks Society, including paths for Gasparilla Island State Park and a boat for Cayo Costa, will be presented at the Oct. 17, 2023 meeting of the Boa…