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eople who know Boots Tolsdorf know that she isn’t one to be crossed without repercussion. She cuts a prominent figure on the island, standing a head taller or more than most women, and with a v…
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n May, when the war in Ukraine was new, the Beacon discovered a tie between the war and Boca Grande. Andy Roman and his mother, Dr. Ann Roman, who are former residents here, have been instrumen…
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or 10 years, “All That Jazz” has been a Friends of Boca Grande standout music series, and has become an exclusive sold-out event each season. Now after a two-week presale window for last season…
When you walk into Gretchen Hughes’ kindergarten room at The Island School, you will know you are in a magical place. There is nothing ordinary about this entrance into formal education. Gretchen wa…
People have a tendency to overdo on everything; be a toy, treats, foods, collars etc … the dog product business which is a billion dollar industry caters more to the people’s needs than that of th…
FIVE YEARS AGO
A Port Charlotte youth visiting with a church group drowned at the south end of the island. In another scenario, two lives were saved from drowning when beachgoers formed a human c…
By Thomas J Ervin MD
It is officially summer in Boca Grande. It is definitely hot. Hopefully, it will rain most afternoons by 5 p.m. You can park downtown easily. You may even get a table in the…
Sometimes it takes a special occasion – or a special person – to slow down the tarpon captains of Whidden’s Marina during the tail end of tarpon season. But this past weekend they had a good enough…
A boat theft from a Gasparilla Island residence turned into a police chase through two counties on Saturday, July 16. The boat was recovered with minor damage and the subject was arrested. Tristan E…
