Written by Tonya Bramlage on . Posted in Featured News, News.
Island travelers come and go to Boca Grande daily and they all must cross over GIBA’s faithful swing bridge. But did you know that once you cross the bridge on your way off of Gasparilla Island you are actually on a land mass that is a “cape”? This particular cape is located on the map […]
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Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Obituaries.
Carol Diane Kruse, born September 25, 1934 in Chcago, Ill., passed away on August 19, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents George and Betty aylor; her brother, Douglas Taylor; and her son David Kruse. A friend of Bill W. for 51 years, she is survived by her husband, Robert (Bob) Kruse to […]
Written by T Michele Walker on . Posted in Profiles.
Matt Gutman misses the fall northern weather, loves the Finger Lakes, and is suspicious of alligators. He’s also the newest member of the Boca Beacon family. “I think it’s fall that I miss the most. In Ithaca, there are a lot of waterfalls and a lot of people that go swimming in the lake. I […]
Dad and kids put together a board game A new finance board game for families, “Mr. Market,” is the creation of a family of longtime Boca Grande regulars. The Jack White family connected to Boca Grande through Jack’s father’s friends from Stetson Law School and started visiting the area more than four decades ago. “One […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Obituaries.
Jane Cartwright Carlson passed away peacefully on September 6, 2021, five days after her 93rd birthday. She was with her three sons when she died at Heritage Oaks of Englewood. She was her usual exuberant self until she was muted by a series of strokes several weeks prior. Jane and her late husband, Byron (“By”), […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Health & Wellness, Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the Boca Grande Clinic, its doctors, nurses and staff. What a comfort to be able to turn to them for solid advice and care in these strange and scary times. We recently experienced “breakthrough” Covid cases after contact with an unvaccinated […]
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