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Rhythm and Boots

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Events.

The Gibson Brothers performed their award-winning bluegrass music at the community center on Tuesday evening this week. This marked the final performance this season in the Rhythm and Boots series presented by Friends of Boca Grande. Photo submitted 

This date in the Boca Beacon

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community History.

FIVE YEARS AGO The United Methodist Women distributed funds from the Strawberry Festival to multiple local charities during the Coronavirus shutdowns. TEN YEARS AGO Island School students presented their artwork at the Boca Grande Art Alliance exhibit. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO More than 25 island business owners pledged to stay open during the summer months. The […]

North Port connects Springs to Legacy Trail

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.

On Tuesday, April 8, the North Port City Commission approved an agreement with Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc., for a new trailhead and trail connection, from Warm Mineral Springs Park to the North Port Connector of the Legacy Trail. The 1.7-mile trail extension is part of the regional Sun Trail network and is also a component […]

The Historian’s Dilemma: Nostalgia vs Fact on Gasparilla Island and Boca Grande

Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Columns, Community History.

BY JAMES J. BLAHA, DIRECTORBOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER “To write history requires  a whole life of observation,  of inquiry, of labor, and correction,” Thomas Jefferson 1817 On March 14, 1986, the Boca Beacon published an adaptation from a “Letter to the Editor” originally written by Sarah Helen Pouncey. The letter is an excellent example of […]

Keylime Bistro reopens Saturday after renovation

Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in News.

Keylime Bistro is reopening in the Depot building Saturday morning, April 26. “It’s been tough going through this, but the light at the end of the tunnel is that we have a brand new kitchen and flooring with a beautifully renovated restaurant,” wrote Owner Sandy Stilwell Youngquist in her announcement. Stilwell’s grandson Tristen moved to […]

Help with friends, family in grief situations

Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community.

We can all do a much better job of helping our friends, families and ourselves grieve.  “It comes and knocks you off your foundation,” said Dr. Stephen J. Madosky, a local counselor and therapist who came to a recent men’s breakfast held by St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church to talk about the process of grief and […]

Landscape for Gasparilla Road

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.

Charlotte County will re-landscape Gasparilla Road, in an ordinance passed on April 8 at their regular meeting’s consent agenda. The landscape plan for County Road 771, which will be on the four-lane part of the highway from McCall Road, will cost $621,829.98, with a contract from Brightview Landscaping Services, Inc. The landscape design by Johnson […]

New leadership, organization for the Boca Grande Preschool 

Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Education, News.

Jeff Swift has been announced as the incoming president of Boca Grande Preschool Inc. This is a new not-for-profit corporation replacing the Diocese of Venice Boca Grande Preschool Program. The Preschool will be officially opening its doors in its new, temporary off island location on Monday, April 28. Jeff succeeds Angela Steffan, who will remain […]