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Residents observe GICIA Preserve at public meeting
April 15, 2016
■ BY SUE ERWIN
Committee Chair Bayne Stevenson of the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association unveiled a large reproduction illustrating the envisioned GICIA Preserve at a pub…
GIBA says ‘thank you’ for another great season
April 15, 2016
Letter to the Editor;
Like the tides on the beaches of Boca Grande, seasonal vehicles come and go with both predictability and occasional extraordinary highs. Each new seasonal tide provides us with…
PROFILE: Jim Benson
April 15, 2016
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE & JIM BENSON
Jim Benson may be a young man, but his passion for life and his work ethic run deep. That’s not to say he’s a guy who can’t have a good time – he definitely can –…
Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce to hold April Mixer next Wednesday
April 8, 2016
■ STAFF REPORT
The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce will host an April Mixer on Wednesday, April 13 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at their office, located at 471 Park Avenue in the Pink Pony Courtyard…
Bike Florida to bring 500 cyclists to Boca Grande on April 14
April 8, 2016
■ BY SUE ERWIN Approximately 500 cyclists will be spinning down Gasparilla Road on Thursday, April 14. But don’t be alarmed – precautions have been well planned out, and the event shouldn’t have…
Educational summit features educational celebrities
April 8, 2016
■ BY SUE ERWIN At an educational summit held on Tuesday, April 5 at the Boca Grande Community Center, some of the nation’s top educators gathered with islanders to talk about new trends and succ…
GICIA begins to unveil plans for The Preserve
April 8, 2016
■ SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association has an insert in this week’s Beacon to acknowledge and thank the many, many donors who have supported our bold…
Iguana millage to increase, bidding process to begin soon
April 8, 2016
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE
Iguana hunting taxes are going up by 0.102 percent, but iguana numbers are definitely going down.
At an annual meeting of the MTSBU advisory committee for Gasparilla Island’s…
Woman’s Club announces more than $649,600 in donations this year
April 8, 2016
At their Annual Meeting held on Monday April 4, The Boca Grande Woman’s Club announced that the grand total of their 2016 community grants and scholarships is $649,600.
The membership approved commu…
PROFILE: Garry Carley
April 8, 2016
■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Boca Grande part-time resident Garry Carley is a native of Detroit, Michigan, and while he enjoys the peaceful island life here, he also has a sincere passion for the revitalizati…