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Inn Marina Manager Brian Knight recently received a letter that made him quite happy. It came from Mercury Marine, and declared the Inn Marina to be number one in service, as nominated by their customers. In 2006 Mercury Marine implemented the Service CSI Award to recognize the dealers who “set the mark” in delivering customer […]
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The Annual Boca Grande Invitational Art Festival is back by popular demand, this weekend, Saturday & Sunday, March 4-5 on the grounds of the Boca Grande Community Center on Park Avenue. The Art Festival is once again partnering with the United Methodist Women’s Strawberry Festival to create a fun and fabulous weekend on the island. […]
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Celebrating Dr. Seuss – the man who taught so many the value of reading Dr. Seuss was a great teacher. He taught the world it could be fun to read. He taught that poetry does not have to be dry and boring. He taught that using your imagination can lead to a good life. March 2 was […]
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Bob Elliott, beloved husband, father, grandfather and good friend to all who knew him, passed away peacefully in Venice on January 16, 2023 at the age of 85. Bob had a long and successful career as an advertising and marketing executive, communications skills coach, author and journalist. He authored the book, “Make Your Point” and […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor, and to the citizens of Boca Grande: I’m Tim Spain. In December of last year I received my second DUI in a very short time. I have no excuse for my irresponsibility and I write this letter from the confines of my jail cell. I’m writing this because I want to say […]
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Writing a note of thanks to the white car and kind gentleman passenger who stopped after seeing me tumble off my bike last Sunday on the bike/sidewalk path across from Kappy’s. Even though I waved them on and said I was fine; the gallant man said that’s ok I am here to help you anyways. After righting my bike, me, and with a final debris brushing off, I was back in the saddle again.
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Boca Beacon Back Pages.
Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO We said goodbye to Pedalin’ Patty, and a new toll system was announced that would be implemented within a few months. TEN YEARS AGO Save the Tarpon was born and held a shindig at the Boca Grande Community Center. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO There were killer bees infesting the island’s […]
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A group of Gasparilla Island residents, emergency workers and organization heads have gotten together to form a group called the Community Cell Tower Committee. Their goal in the meetings that have taken place in the last month and a half is to keep progressing our problem – the lack of a permanent cell phone tower – until it is no longer a problem.
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Donovan, who vacations in Boca Grande, will discuss finding common discourse through difficult dialog. We are living in a time of great discord making it hard to sustain the ties of civility which bind our nation together. Polarization is a caustic emotional state, and a major contributor to our spiritual and mental fragility. This talk will highlight the underlying issues in the current ideological division, its consequences and its potential for reversal.
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The Boca Economics Group is back at 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, armed with their crystal balls and plenty of educated insights into the current and future state of the world. “We’ll be addressing a wide spectrum of economic, social and geopolitical issues, all of which have the potential to impact our economy in […]