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RPP says ‘thanks for the support this year’
May 15, 2015
To the Editor: On behalf of the Board of Directors of Royal Palm Players, I want to thank the entire Boca Grande community for the unprecedented support we got for our 2014-2015 season. People turn…
Not all Isles residents are in favor of weight increases
May 15, 2015
To the Editor: We read in last week’s Boca Beacon that you have received a letter from the President of the Boca Grande Isles Property Owners’ Association stating that residents of the Isles were i…
Profile: Willy Townsend
May 15, 2015
BY JACK SHORT – Willy Townsend is proof of a lot of things, not the least of which among them is that you can get up to a little mischief and still turn out alright.
Obituary: Bashie Meyer
May 15, 2015
Bashie Meyer, 86, formerly of Fox Chapel and most recently of Longwood at Oakmont, passed away on Mother’s Day, May 10, 2015.
Isles dispute settled
May 11, 2015
On Friday, May 1, The Boca Grande Isles Property Owners’ Association and 5F, LLC closed on a settlement agreement resolving a dispute that stretches back several years to Sunset Realty’s sale of pl…
Kitty in a car almost fried feline
May 11, 2015
Firefighter Alex Moore and Lt. Lee Cooper of the Boca Grande Fire Department did their good deed for the day BY MARCY SHORTUSE …
Late donations bring prospect of new Gressier village to fruition
May 11, 2015
Workers making a roof over a baby’s head safe. Photo/ Ben Scott Thanks to a last-minute push by generous anonymous donors, the …
‘Elephant Company’ named as 2016 One Big Grande Boca Book
May 11, 2015
The votes are in, and the next “One Big Grande Boca Book will be “Elephant Company.”
Sweepin’ the gator back home
May 11, 2015
Certain local golf courses may have a huge alligator as their national claim to fame, but our island has its own version of reptilian fame. Recently our local iguana trapper, George Cera, had to h…
Englewood Bank & Trust seeking care package donations for troops
May 11, 2015
Larry McLaren, President of Englewood Bank & Trust, announced that the bank will serve as a collection point for non-perishable food items and toiletries for the Rotary Club of Englewood’s Food…