Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Featured News, News.
With flooding damage, group reviews construction plans Remediation of the Boca Grande Community Center from Hurricanes Milton and Helene will continue into 2025. The Crowninshield House will likely house all season programming in March and April, according to Friends of Boca Grande. Friends met on Zoom for its 37th annual meeting on Friday, Nov. 8. […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.
In the midst of worries about red tide and multiple hurricanes, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reopened public comment on a proposed fish farm in federal waters off the Englewood’s coast in the Gulf of Mexico. “It is a pilot project,” said Glenn Compton of ManaSota88, a local environmental group that has opposed the […]
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There is no date yet for the reopening of the Boca Grande Post Office. Currently, staff from the Boca Grande Post Office are operating at their Placida branch, sorting mail separately for users, and handing it over when they arrive. The issue will be even more complicated after Thanksgiving, when Christmas package season begins. While […]
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The Grande Chorus is planning to proceed with its Christmas concert with regular members and would like to invite others to join. Because of the closure of the Community Center, practices will take place at St. Andrew’s. Practice sessions will begin Friday, Nov. 15, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at St. Andrew’s, and will continue […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Health & Wellness, News, Sports & Outdoors.
Red tide conditions in the surrounding waters of Boca Grande have had slight changes shown by recent testing results. State testing had determined the presence of red tide had decreased dramatically the week prior, showing low amounts of red tide at the Boca Grande Causeway, and none at the Boca Grande Pier. This week […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Community, Entertainment, Events, Featured News, News.
The annual Boca Grande Christmas Walk has been pushed back to Dec. 7 to better support local businesses. In the past, the Christmas Walk has been held the Saturday after Thanksgiving because a lot of visitors were in town, said Chamber Executive Director Gary Cross. “It seemed through conversations with local businesses that to do […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Community, Letters to the Editor.
BY DANA RYAN Like all of you, I watched with a heavy heart as Hurricanes Helene and Milton tore through our country, leaving devastation in their wake. My family lives on a small barrier island in Florida, and while Helene caused damage, Milton rocked its foundation, destroying the water, sewage and power systems. It washed […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
It seems everyone on island is in hyper-reality mode: brutal honesty about everything, and a sort of practical determination to get things back to normal. As a newspaper, this kind of civic mood is rare. Now, everyone will tell you exactly what they think – no filters, except at Grande Aire. It takes three storms, […]
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Obituaries.
The Beacon has learned that Rob Elwell, born in Washington D.C. to Robert Newell and Mary Morrill Elwell during the war on November 24, 1942, died Nov. 7, 2024. For a quarter century a fixture on the island, he died of pancreatitis after an eight-month bout with an ailing gallbladder. He leaves Surrey, his wife […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Profiles.
Just accept it – resistance is futile. Jeri Lynn Perrin and the treats from her friendship-promoting food truck are going to capture you. They’ll feed your soul as well as your body. You might as well let them work their magic. Jeri Lynn, the owner of Jeri’s Juices and a fixture as a waitress at […]