Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: There is a small-town newspaper in Maine with a circulation similar to the Boca Beacon. It welcomes letters to the editor and publishes clear submission guidelines regarding length and format. One particular guideline stands out: “Letters that are timely, polite, and directly address local topics have the highest likelihood of being published.” […]
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To the Editor: This year, the Johann Fust Library Foundation celebrates its 75th anniversary. Library founders Roger and Louise Amory broke ground on 10th Street West in 1949 and opened the library’s doors on January 6, 1951. As the Foundation Board of Directors contemplated how best to honor this milestone year, they kept returning to […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community History.
FIVE YEARS AGO The community was urged to voice their opinion regarding proposals to nominate a section of the historic district to the National Register of Historic Places in concern to the impact on parking and public sanitation issues. TEN YEARS AGO The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) successfully purchased the Mercabo 30-acre […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
This March, the Hermitage Artist Retreat on Manasota Key will hold an event at the Range Light. The event is entitled Joe & Lauren: Making Music in Boca Grande, featuring Joe Iconis and Lauren Marcus, on Friday, March 20, at 6:30 p.m. The duo, who are married and have a new baby, will share original […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Events, News.
Jazz and contemporary vocalist, Jane Monheit, with pianist Max Haymer entertained this week at Crowninshield Community House as part of the All That Jazz program offered by Friends of Boca Grande. […]
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An amazing time while at Brew with a View with Mary Lundeberg at the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse last week. Photo submitted
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
The right whale Millipede, spotted in Northeast Florida in December, visited Boca Grande last weekend. It happened Friday, when Andre Lawrence, of South Gulf Cove, was out with friends and his 4-year-old son, Brantley. “I thought it was like a tree,” said Lawrence, who was fishing around the Novak Reef, about two miles out. “We […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Entertainment, Events, News.
BY ROBBIE STANLEY The Royal Palm Players heat up the stage next week with the sharp, witty comedy “Social Security,” opening Wednesday, Feb. 11. Written by Emmy- and Tony-winning playwright Andrew Bergman (“Blazing Saddles” and “The Producers”), the two-act play is fast-paced, smart and most of all, funny. The play, which runs until Feb. 15, […]
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Friends of Boca Grande’s Dod Fraser sat down for an interview last week with Sean Wilentz, the George Henry Davis 1886 Professor of American History at Princeton, and the “Historian-in-Residence Emeritus” at BobDylan.com. Wilentz will be at the Boca Grande Community Center on February 20 to speak about Dylan, the movie “A Complete Unknown” and […]
Written by Arlene Hall on . Posted in Community History, Events, News.
Some were snuggled in light blankets or wraps, others wore jackets and still others found a seat in the sunshine, but everyone who attended the first History Bytes program of the 2026 season in the loggia of the Johann Fust Community Library were warmed by the fascinating and entertaining presentation by Michael P. Haymans. Haymans, […]