BY FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE
Join the Friends on Friday, January 10, at 4:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s for a lecture by Yale Professor Paul Freedman on his book, “Ten Restaurants That Changed America.”…
The coastal catamaran American Glory arrived in Boca Grande Pass on its Florida Gulf Coast and Keys Cruise on New Year’s Day. They run through March. She has capacity for 100 guests, and is part of…
BY MISTY NICHOLS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the cherished GICIA Bike Path. Originally opened…
The Scholarship Committee of the Boca Grande Woman’s Club is accepting scholarship applications. Applicants for the program must meet the following criteria:
1. Have applied for admission to a sc…
Last Thursday, Dec. 26 a six-year-old girl was missing for about 15 minutes after being seen walking northbound of 1st Street and Gilchrist Avenue.
The girl was found safely in about 15 or 20 mi…
The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will have final year-end numbers from the bridge at the end of this week; so far, the December traffic count is up about 1,000 from December 2023.
“We aver…
This Friday’s paper is the first of the new year. Despite still recovering from the dual hurricanes this fall, Boca Grande was crowded with visitors this week, here to ring in 2025 in paradise.
F…
It’s the time of year to check on and update your listing in the 4-Digit Phone Book.
Since 1991, the Boca Beacon has published this reference text, one of the last remaining residential phone bo…
On Saturday, Dec. 28, a pink elephant appeared in the clouds. The view was looking west across the Gulf in south Boca Grande. The photo was caught by Erin Reid, daughter-in-law of Boca Grande reside…
The island had a large number of dead mullet up and down the beach over the New Year, the result of a possible red tide outbreak offshore.
“This is an unfortunate persistent presence of Red Tide…
