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ToTo the Editor: Thank you, once again, to the Boca Grande Club, Inc. for hosting the 12th annual Tennis Fur Ball. If you attended this fundraiser, we are sure you had a memorable time. It was another wonderful event and truly benefited the homeless animals, programs and services of Suncoast Humane Society. On behalf of […]
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To the Editor: It is with a great deal of gratitude that St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church recognizes those in the community who contributed to a very successful effort to send Valentine’s Day cheer to American servicemen and women on duty in sensitive areas around the globe. Donations of snacks, toiletries and personal items filled some […]
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STAFF REPORT – Local search-and-rescue personnel were scouring the waters around Gasparilla Island on the evening of Sunday, Jan. 19 for the potential occupants of a kayak found overturned near Boca Grande Pass. The call came in at 5:44 p.m. that a blue kayak had been spotted overturned in the water, with no one in […]
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STAFF REPORT – Fundraising for 50 new homes for Haiti will continue with the Boca Grande Hope For Haitians annual cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception at the Gasparilla Inn Beach Club, in Boca Grande, Fla., on Tuesday, Feb. 4. The Hope For Haitians Committee, along with partner Food For The Poor, is preparing for the […]
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BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Here we are with the second installment of three rounding out the menus of the Taste of Boca Grande, which will be held on Monday, Feb. 3 at 6 p.m. The Boca Bay Pass Club will once again host the event on their back lawn, and the giant tents will be present […]
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STAFF REPORT – The films for the 2020 Boca Grande Film Festival have been announced, and the lineup is sure to “wow” avid theater fans. At a preview party held on Thursday night, Jan. 23 at the Boca Grande Community Center, 11 films were announced. The festival will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 18 with a […]
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To the Editor:The recent Beacon article regarding a lawsuit between a beachfront property owner and local historian Robert Johnson over rock obstructions being placed on the public “Promenade” beach walkway between 1st and 4th street along the seawall is an important local matter. It’s long been understood that the Promenade property was deeded in 1927 […]
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To the Editor: Having been a resident for 40 years, not nearly as long as those before me who have enjoyed the charm and heritage of our island, it is so assuring to know that there are other residents like me who support the effort to preserve what it was that attracted us here in […]
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To the Editor: The recent articles in the Boca Beacon about the Promenade and this week, the comparison of it to the iconic Sconset Bluff walk in Nantucket got my attention. I have only been a homeowner for 20 years on Boca Grande and have never walked the Promenade, and until recently I did not […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Letters to the Editor, News.
To the Editor: I am writing to thank Boca Grande residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Because of the generosity of donors in Boca Grande and across the United States, Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, collected more than 8.9 million shoebox gifts […]