Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Events.
Volunteers from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Boca Grande shown from left: Audrey Knapp, Regina Rockefeller, Janet Williams, Ginny Bryant, Betsy Reinert gathered around a festively decorated table before the Easter celebration that was held at the Boys & Girls Club of Englewood last week. Photo Submitted
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Events, Sports & Outdoors.
The ParTee Club ladies are incredibly grateful to Director of Golf, Ben McCoy, and Head Golf Professional, Ryan Hartnett, for their dedication in making golf not only accessible, but also exciting and most importantly, fun. Through their Wednesday afternoon clinics and a few spirited holes of play, ParTee members have not only improved their golf […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Opinion.
BY EMERSON WICKWIRE Today, while reading yet another installment in the Beacon’s never-ending stream of church-related letters about their Gilchrist parking access, I paused to wonder: Why, in our fabulously warm and wonderfully welcoming little barrier island community, has this issue been so loudly ongoing for so many years? And why has it recently become […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Opinion.
BY ALICE GORMAN One of the results of living and caring about a small community for many years is the awareness that certain complicated and difficult issues seem to never be permanently resolved. As a visitor to Boca Grande when my parents settled here in 1971 and a winter resident myself for the past 25 […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
It is time we had some good news here on Gasparilla Island. This summer, the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority (GIBA) will embark on two major infrastructure projects – referred to as “hardening” efforts. The first will focus on fortifying their headquarters, and the second will enhance resilience on the islands of the Causeway itself. The […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: I am writing in opposition to proposed changes in Boca Grande parking and to briefly mention our experience. We vacationed yearly in Boca Grande since 1992 renting for a week or so. Once I retired we wanted to stay longer and now have a place in Rotonda and are here four months […]
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Obituaries.
Melissa A. Landon, 57, passed away on April 9, 2025. A native of Australia and a long time artist of Boca Grande, Mel had a deep love of the ocean. Her one of a kind artwork can be seen in murals around Boca Grande and in many homes throughout the state of Florida. To know […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Entertainment, Profiles.
Bailey Seybolt Author Bailey Seybolt was in Boca Grande with her kids just this past February on vacation; now she is in New York for the release of her debut novel with Simon and Schuster, “Coram House.” “Coram House,” which came out in hardback on April 15, follows a crime writer investigating mysterious deaths at […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
“I think that I shall never seeA poem as lovely as a tree.A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray;A tree that may in Summer wearA nest of robins in her hair;Upon whose bosom snow […]
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
BY CAPT. JOE LECLAIR I have spent many years fishing the Boca Grande backcountry in the springtime and unfortunately it usually includes wind, lots of wind. This spring is no different and it has become my new job to find places to hide from it and catch some fish. The difficulty that comes with flyfishing […]