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PROFILE: Jane Geniesse

Written by T Michele Walker on . Posted in Profiles.

Somewhere in the world, there is a photo of a group of laughing diners in a restaurant in Paris, posing with the great Dame Judi Dench. Or so they think.
It all came about because Jane Geniesse was being a proper grandmother to her middle grandson, who was attending the American University of Paris.
“I went to Paris to see my grandson, which all good grandmothers should do, of course. I met all of his friends and we had an absolutely glorious time. They wanted to eat steak every night.”

ASK A DOC: What do I do about COVID-19?

Written by Boca Grande Health Clinic on . Posted in Health & Wellness.

By Thomas J. Ervin, M.D., Boca Grande Health Clinic Being asked “What do I do about COVID?” is a complicated question for anyone in clinical medicine to answer. If the COVID-19 pandemic was an elephant (it is large), it’s description would depend on which part of the anatomy was being viewed or described. The pandemic […]

ECOWATCH: The war against wildlife continues

Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Opinion.

A reader has asked why I only seem to write discouraging news concerning wildlife and the environment. Sorry to say, that is what is happening right now. I wish that the air were clean, waters were not polluted, manatees were not dying from starvation because seagrasses, their main, critical food, are gone due to lack of regulations that govern fertilizers, runoffs, leaking septic tanks and oil spills.  

COVID tests and P.O. Boxes: Many have questions

Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Health & Wellness.

If you have been trying to obtain the free COVID test kits that the government is sending out and you get a message that says your P.O. Box is registered to a business, you are not alone. Island post office boxholders have been calling the Boca Beacon office, asking where their tests can be sent […]

Jeannette Sorrell and ‘Apollo’s Fire’ to be shown at the Community Center

Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in News.

In the spring of 2020, as the Johann Fust Library Foundation began to plan for the next season, Board Member and Clevelander Deb Nash was enthusiastic about a 2019 documentary that she wanted to share with the Boca Grande community called “Playing with Fire: Jeannette Sorrell and the Mysteries of Conducting.”
The film, directed by two-time academy award winner Allan Miller, tells the story of the Grammy-winning artistic director and founder of Apollo’s Fire: The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra. Deb Nash and her late husband Les were passionate supporters of Apollo’s Fire.
Next week, the Boca Grande community will have a chance to see why when the documentary is shown at the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium.

Gasparilla Island Water Association welcomes new utility director

Written by BBadmin7502 on . Posted in News.

After conducting an extensive executive search, we are excited to announce that Ron Bolton has joined us as our new Utility Director, effective January 3, 2022. Ron brings over 35 years of experience with Water Distribution, Sewer Collection and Stormwater Management programs.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Artist Carroll Swayze brings back the Englewood Invitational Outdoor Art Festival

Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.

The 34th Annual Englewood Invitational Outdoor Art Festival is slated for Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 29-30 after a two-year hiatus … and it promises to be the “Best Little Art Show” in Englewood.
The pandemic was rough on everyone, especially artists whose jobs were literally the first to shut down in March of 2020. Every show in the country was canceled in the middle of our Florida season, which left independent artists high and dry for not only work and money, but with businesses shuttered it was difficult to get supplies to work during that time.