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Expert neurosurgeon talks stroke treatments with island residents
January 27, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN
Boca Grande residents were invited to attend a medical lecture and learn more about new treatments that help patients who experience acute strokes, brain aneurysms and vascular …
PROFILE: Sierra Cunningham
January 27, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN
Sierra Cunningham has been helping people on the island look their best for the past nine years. She’s a full-time hair stylist at James Griffith Salon at the Gasparilla Inn Bea…
Obituary: Barbara Anne Benisek
January 27, 2017
Barbara Anne Benisek, 85, passed away on January 19, 2017.
Formerly of Grand Rapids and Ada, Michigan, Barbara resided in Frankfort, Michigan and spent winters in Boca Grande. She passed away …
Obituary: Creighton L. Sherman
January 27, 2017
Creighton L. Sherman, 90, of Marshall, Mich. (formerly of Boca Grande) passed away on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017.
He was born on January 31, 1926.
Mr.Sherman was the first executive director of the…
What is inverted smoke? And why do I care?
January 27, 2017
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE
On Wednesday I woke up to my son telling me the neighborhood was on fire.
I looked out the window and couldn’t see a thing, I just thought it was foggy. It wasn’t until th…
Love Lines are back; pitch your woo here!
January 20, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT
You have just a short time left to decide what to get your sweetie for Valentine’s Day.
Will it be a card? Flowers? Perhaps a baby alligator in lederhosen?
While all of those tradit…
Drop a line this Saturday at the youth fishing tourney
January 20, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT
On Saturday, Jan. 21 Lee County Parks & Recreation and the Boca Beacon will sponsor the latest installment in their youth fishing tournament series from 9 to 11 a.m. on the …
Hail! The Taste is back
January 20, 2017
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE
Roulade. Keftedes. Corn emulsion? For the culinary faint of heart these words may seem a bit daunting. Take courage, dear culinarily-confused comrades, this is what the Tas…
Rep. Rodrigues speaks to Boca Grande residents
January 20, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN
Florida House Representative Ray Rodrigues spoke to Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association board members as well as a group of residents on Tuesday, January …
Sign up now for the Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic
January 20, 2017
■ BY SUE ERWIN
Area athletes interested in competitive tennis are encouraged to sign up now for the annual Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic 2017.
The event will begin the week of January 28 an…