Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Obituaries.
Heather Gardner, born to Tom and Beverly Gardner on November 16, 1998, passed away on September 21, 2021. Heather was a graduate of Riverdale High School and pursued her Associates Degree in Healthcare Management at Florida Southwestern. She was a lifelong resident of the Buckingham community, and an active volunteer in the community with Lee […]
Written by T Michele Walker on . Posted in Featured News, News.
The Englewood Community Care Clinic wants to spread the word, “Feel for lumps. Save your bumps.” October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual educational campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer. The Englewood Free Clinic, Dollar for Mammograms and RAVE (Radiology Associates of Venice and Englewood) are working together to raise […]
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Listen up, all you Halloween ghosts and goblins, because this year’s Boca Grande Halloween festivities will be just a little bit different than in the past. This year the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with Lee County Parks & Recreation for Halloween, which means the annual trick-or-treating event with island businesses […]
Written by Tonya Bramlage on . Posted in Sports & Outdoors.
Developed by the U.S. Army in 1946, DEET is a synthetic chemical that provides one to six hours of total protection against mosquitoes. DEET has been used by hundreds of millions of people with an estimated 30 percent of the U.S. population among those each year. For over 50 years, DEET has been the undisputed […]
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Submitted by the Boca Grande History Center The Boca Grande Historical Society is making changes to its staff and officers. As of October 1, the Society welcomes Crystal Diff as its new executive director. Kim Kyle, who has served the organization for 19 years, will become administrative director working with Crystal on all aspects of […]
Written by Tonya Bramlage on . Posted in Featured News, News.
Island travelers come and go to Boca Grande daily and they all must cross over GIBA’s faithful swing bridge. But did you know that once you cross the bridge on your way off of Gasparilla Island you are actually on a land mass that is a “cape”? This particular cape is located on the map […]
Written by T Michele Walker on . Posted in Profiles.
Matt Gutman misses the fall northern weather, loves the Finger Lakes, and is suspicious of alligators. He’s also the newest member of the Boca Beacon family. “I think it’s fall that I miss the most. In Ithaca, there are a lot of waterfalls and a lot of people that go swimming in the lake. I […]
Featuring Wanamakers, gumbo limbo and Sugarshack The July/August edition of the Boca Beacon’s Gasparilla Island Magazine is out now with new feature stories, recipes, shopping and social pages. Featured stories include a history of the Wanamaker family on Gasparila Island; a story of the Florida gumbo limbo tree with photos; a look at beautiful estate […]
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY The sea turtle nesting season is now in its 11th week on Gasparilla Island, nearly halfway through the 26-week season, which officially ends Oct. 31. Since May 1, BGSTA turtle patrol volunteers have been faithfully monitoring the beaches, documenting all nests and false crawls, and taking steps to protect the […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Health & Wellness, Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the Boca Grande Clinic, its doctors, nurses and staff. What a comfort to be able to turn to them for solid advice and care in these strange and scary times. We recently experienced “breakthrough” Covid cases after contact with an unvaccinated […]