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Have you tried … Taste of Boca Part II
January 27, 2017
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE This week our taste buds turn to wonderful things such as such as sliders, somosas, salmon roulade and seafood. This is the second installment of three in our “Taste of Boc…
‘Evening for the Island’ fundraiser planned for Cayo
January 27, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT The Friends of Cayo Costa State Park will be hosting the 5th annual “An Evening for the Island” fundraiser event on Thursday, Feb. 2. The event will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m…
BIPS looks for final funding of Range Light project
January 27, 2017
■ STAFF REPORT The Barrier Islands Park Society has outlined the work yet to be accomplished in its restoration of the Gasparilla Island Light (formerly known as the Rear Range Light). The fina…
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 …