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STAFF REPORT – The Barrier Island Parks Society is honored to host “Our Beaches are Alive!” as part of the BIPS 4 BIPS Speaking Series. This special program will be presented by renowned authors Blair and Dawn Witherington, as they share illustrated stories from their newly updated book, “Florida’s Living Beaches,” Second Edition at the […]
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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: 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 […]
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George “Skip” Perry was one in a million, the kindred spirit of kind souls, and he can never be replaced in the lives of his friends, his family, and this island. He passed away in a Sarasota hospital on the evening of January 20, 2020, just after 9 p.m. with his family by his side. […]
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This week’s profile may seem a bit confusing on first perusal, but there is a method to our madness. We want to introduce you to the chefs behind “The Taste of Boca Grande,” a few at a time, in the weeks leading up to the event on February 3 at the Boca Bay Pass Club. […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE In an odd turn of events, the residents at the end of 3rd Street, also known as “the people with the orange rocks,” have targeted local historian and generational Boca Grande resident Robert Johnson in a lawsuit regarding his letter to the editor in the Boca Beacon that ran just recently, […]
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■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE A wise man once said that the reason many women don’t immediately tell their significant other what it is they want to eat, is because they want to eat more than one thing from more than one place. The 2020 Taste of Boca Grande is the perfect solution for that dilemma … […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN A panel of several scientists spoke to a sold-out crowd at the Boca Grande Community Center on Friday. Jan. 15 about harmful algae blooms (HABs), courtesy of the Barrier Island Parks Society and Mote Marine. Mote Marine CEO Michael Crosby greeted the guests and thanked them for their continued interest in learning more […]
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■ STAFF REPORT Island author David Sparks will be releasing the sequel to “Burying Pinkie Pie” within the next weeks. “What Carlos Knew” will be available on Amazon.com. “Burying Pinkie Pie” is a story about a teenager who is dealing with the antics of life in a setting similar to Boca Grande. The protagonist is […]
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■ BY SUE ERWIN Nicole and Chris Cowart have been spending too much time at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando lately. Normally Chis spends his days building homes in Boca Grande, but an unfortunate situation changed that recently. Their 8-month-old baby girl, Ensley, was having trouble processing food and was recently diagnosed with a rectal malformation. […]