Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Profiles.
Lots of people in Boca Grande love to walk the beach in the morning. Most of them do not make the trek if the weather is nasty, or if the sun gets too hot. There are some folks, however, who do not do their beach walking for exercise or meditation. They do it to protect […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To our island community: We deeply regret any worry or concern that recent events have caused members of our community. We are aware of the concerns of The Island School regarding an individual that we have contracted to work on one of upcoming productions. The welfare and well-being of our island children has always been […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in News.
The Boca Grande Preschool is back in business. It reopened its doors January 9, and is better than ever. “Little children thrive on normalcy,” asserts Kelli Carpenter, the Preschool Director. Frankly, pretty much everyone needs some normalcy in their lives to succeed. Kelli is making it her life’s work to have the children in the […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Community History.
The first History Bytes lecture of the 2023 season, brought to you by the Boca Grande Historical Society and Bank of America, regarded grave matters of the island – literally. The presentation given by Boca Grande Historial Society Executive Director Crystal Diff and Scott Shively, Charlotte County historian, was all about local cemeteries … including […]
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Entertainment, News.
Way back in the early 2000s when there were actually two weekly papers in Boca Grande I wrote a column called Backstage with Boots. There I attempted to relate to our Royal Palm Player awesome audience some of the things that went on behind the stage performances. In the beginnings of RPP, budget was pretty […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: The Island School PTO would like to thank everyone for their hard work in making the Chowder Dinner SO successful! We served over 400 people! We would have never been able to pull that off without the help of our Island School staff, parents, alumni, local restaurants, chefs & community! With […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
It was hard for Vanita Auville, co-supervisor of Gaston Tree Debris Removal, to pinpoint when they would be able to finish up work at the end of Wheeler Road, but she did say that they would be working on setting the future dog park back to rights – at least as much as they can […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Entertainment, News.
Launch party to be held tonight in conjunction with The Island School Chowder Dinner Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas. Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner. This year’s lineup for the Boca Grande Film Festival include not only those names, but topics that include a one-handed virtuoso, the music that makes Irish pubs so unforgettable, snow leopards […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Community History, News.
The history of Gasparilla Island is rich, which is why new events scheduled by the Boca Grande Historical Society are always eagerly anticipated. To begin, History Bytes will be held every Wednesday in February at 11 a.m. in the Johann Fust Library Loggia. “Final Rest,” the first program, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, will be presented […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News, Police & Fire.
On Saturday, Jan. 21 at approximately 7:46 p.m. the Boca Grande Fire Department responded to the 500 block of Gulf Boulevard for a golf cart on fire, fully engulfed. It took some time, but firefighters eventually got the fire extinguished, with full loss of the vehicle. While the final determination of the cause of the […]