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A breakdown of the 11 productions to be featured at the Boca Grande Film Festival
January 31, 2020
STAFF REPORT – The 2nd annual Boca Grande Film Festival will begin on Thursday, Feb. 20 with a great line-up of 11 movies to be enjoyed. Here is your breakdown of each movie, and the schedules for th…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Fur Ball committee thanks everyone for their sponsorship
January 31, 2020
ToTo the Editor: Thank you, once again, to the Boca Grande Club, Inc. for hosting the 12th annual Tennis Fur Ball. If you attended this fundraiser, we are sure you had a memorable time. It was anothe…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Many thanks to volunteers from St. Andrew’s
January 31, 2020
To the Editor: It is with a great deal of gratitude that St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church recognizes those in the community who contributed to a very successful effort to send Valentine’s Day cheer to A…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Speaker scheduled for Camera Club
January 31, 2020
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Camera Club welcomes Suzanne Havens for their February 4, 2020 meeting at 10 a.m. in the Houghton Room. Suzanne will present “Compose with Intent!” showing examples of…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: More residents who care speak up
January 31, 2020
To the Editor: We have been homeowners in Boca Grande for the past 16 years, and this is our first letter to the editor of the Boca Beacon. We read the letter written by Boots Tolsdorf in last week’s…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A three-inch gap is not enough
January 31, 2020
To the Editor: I understand that the rocks on the Promenade were put there as some sort of public service to prevent golf cart access. That seems to be a very good idea, but I wonder if the Beacon co…
‘Arturo’s Island’ comes to Lit Forum
January 31, 2020
STAFF REPORT – After the sold-out Literature-Forum-sponsored performances by a stellar cast of Royal Palm Players reading Jon Robin Baitz’s “Other Desert Cities” on January 16 and 17, the Forum retu…
PROFILE: ‘Taste’ Chefs, part 3
January 31, 2020
STAFF REPORT – This week’s profile is the last in the introduction to the chefs behind “The Taste of Boca Grande,” in the weeks leading up to the event on Monday, Feb. 3 at the Boca Bay Pass Club. Se…
Historical Society brings Mayflower II documentary to the island
January 24, 2020
STAFF REPORT – On Tuesday, Feb. 4 the red carpet will be rolled out for the premier showing of the newly produced documentary about the reconstruction and launch of the Mayflower II. Presented by Ric…
Empty kayak leaves searchers scrambling to recover a victim
January 24, 2020
STAFF REPORT – Local search-and-rescue personnel were scouring the waters around Gasparilla Island on the evening of Sunday, Jan. 19 for the potential occupants of a kayak found overturned near Boca…