Profiles
Profile: Donna Caso
December 9, 2016
■ BY SUE ERWIN
Although you might not see her on most days when you come into Hudson’s Market to grab lunch, Donna Caso is usually very busy working in the kitchen preparing food and stocking …
Profile: Kevin Hyde
December 2, 2016
■ BY SUE ERWIN
Boca Grande real estate broker Kevin Hyde was born in Port Jefferson, New York, and he’s been spending the summers in southwest Florida since he was 5 years old.
He remembers wh…
Profile: William Woodroffe
November 25, 2016
■ BY SUE ERWIN
Some of William Woodroffe’s earliest memories in Boca Grande are of the exciting times he spent learning to cast a line in the water and hoping for a catch. His parents would va…
Profile: Richard and Robert Rogers
November 18, 2016
■ BY DEAN M. LAUX
If you have not yet met Richard and Robert Rogers, you have been missing out on something. The two brothers, known to most as “Rich” and “Rob,” have proved to be more itinera…
Profile: Stuie Middleton
November 11, 2016
■ BY SUE ERWIN
Stuie Middleton was born in Boca Grande. His earliest memories include spending late nights in the Boca Beacon office when his mother, Patti Middleton, well-known Boca Grande ar…
Profile: Steve Kaplan
November 4, 2016
BY SUE ERWIN – Steve Kaplan was on a short three-day vacation in Boca Grande four years ago with his wife, Jill. They were visiting his brother, who had a condo in Boca Bay, and they noticed an ad…
Profile: Meryl Shaffer
October 28, 2016
BY SUSAN ERWIN – The Royal Palm Players are sure to put on plenty of amazing shows this season as Meryl Shaffer, the energetic new art director, has been keeping busy planning for an outstanding ye…
Profile: Ron Bogner
October 21, 2016
BY SUE ERWIN – If you are a regular commuter to Boca Grande on the weekends, you’re sure to have met Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority toll worker Ron Bogner.
Ron has been working the boot…
Profile: Zelma Otto
October 14, 2016
■ BY SUE ERWIN
Ask a few Boca Grande native millennials if they know Zelma Otto, and they might respond with a smile as they reflect back on their years spent growing up on the island while she car…
PROFILE: Pete Scott
October 7, 2016
BY SUE ERWIN – Pete Scott is a lucky island local who has experienced the good fortune of growing up in Boca Grande
before the island grew to become an international tourist destination.
After year…