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Sign up now for the 2018 Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News.
The 2018 Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic, sponsored by the Boca Beacon, will begin on Saturday, January 27. The event is open to all area residents and members and guests of the three island clubs. All ages and all skill levels are welcome to participate in the two-week event. There is a big change this year […]
Join The Gasparilla Inn for its 2018 golf and yoga retreat
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Editorial, Featured News, Letters to the Editor, News, Opinion.
To the Editor: This January, The Gasparilla Inn – a landmark destination on Florida’s Gulf Coast – will welcome guests for a weekend filled with golf, yoga, spa services and much more – all part of its 2018 Golf and Yoga Wellness Retreat. The thoughtfully designed weekend features guest instructor Sage Johnson, PGA, founder of […]
Lynne Olson To Bring Last Hope Island to Gasparilla Island
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
■ MARY COOK World War II historian Lynne Olson returns next week to talk about “Last Hope Island, Occupied Europe and the Brotherhood that Helped Turn the Tide of War.” When she spoke to the Friends of Boca Grande Community Center last year, she says she “felt right at home” and eagerly anticipates the 4:30 PM, Wednesday, December […]
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust event tickets on sale now for February 2 event at Gasparilla Inn Beach Club
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Editorial, Letters to the Editor, News.
To the Editor: Mark your calendar and make plans to join us for the 9th annual Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Boca Grande fundraiser on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. Anglers from around the area will gather at The Gasparilla Inn Beach Club beginning at 6 p.m. Enjoy cocktails, heavy hors d’oeuvres, live music and a program […]
104th year for the Gasparilla Inn & Club begins next week
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
■ STAFF REPORT The Gasparilla Inn & Club will open its doors for its annual Open House on Wednesday, Oct 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. No reservation is necessary. Call 964-4631 for more information.
The Gasparilla Island Act: Part III Measuring buildings and making amendments
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News.
■ BY SUSAN HANAFEE Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles about the forces that have shaped development in Boca Grande and on Gasparilla Island. It’s a scene from the early 1980s that islander Sue Shaffer will never forget: Creighton Sherman climbing to the top of the Silver King complex with […]
The Gasparilla Island Act: Part II Building in Boca, and a war of words over the island’s future
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Featured News, News.
■ BY SUSAN HANAFEE Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of articles about the forces that have shaped development in Boca Grande and on Gasparilla Island. As the tarpon season is getting underway in 1975, a station wagon backs into a gas pump at Millers Marina, rupturing a 5,000-gallon tank. The resulting […]
Beacon, Gasparilla Mag staff take home 12 awards at conference in Naples
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■ STAFF REPORT OIn the evening of August 11 Boca Beacon and Gasparilla Island Magazine staffers were more than happy to find out we had won a total of 12 awards from the Florida Press Association Better Weekly Newspaper Awards, and the Florida Magazine Association Awards. The Boca Beacon received two first place awards, one […]
The Gasparilla Island Act: Part I The Act takes shape
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■ BY SUSAN HANAFEE Editor’s Note: This is the first in a random series of stories about the forces that have shaped and continue to impact development and construction in Boca Grande and on Gasparilla Island. The fight over the fate of Gasparilla Island nearly 40 years ago sounds like a novel Florida writers Carl […]