Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in News.
Sometimes, those grade school projects can turn into something very special. For Gladys Stiness of Englewood and Hollie Tomko, of Napanee, Indiana, it became an unlikely friendship that has already lasted 40 years. Hollie was eight years old, learning to write a formal letter. To add interest to the lesson, the teacher had the students […]
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Barbara (Barbie) Patricia Haynes Witham, beloved mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and cousin, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2022 at the Sussman House in Rockport, Maine. She was 77. She was born on September 13, 1945 in Portland, Maine, the third of three girls to Linwood and Barbara (Frazee) Haynes. Educated in Bath, Maine, […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in News, Profiles.
Sandy Stilwell Youngquist, owner of the new Keylime Bistro, is ready to bring her sense of fun and flare to Boca Grande. She has been doing that in Captiva for a number of years and has now expanded her special brand of hospitality magic to the north side of the Pass. She is delighted to […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
When you sit down in the old 3rd Street Bistro building the nostalgia is strong. If you remember it as Loons on a Limb, you’ll appreciate the little stained glass window that commemorates the little cafe. If you remember the little details of South Beach Bar & Grille, you’ll see three tables that were saved […]
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Fruits and vegetables, essential oils and specialty mushrooms have been replaced with mulch, sawdust and construction debris at the end of Wheeler Road this month. And, as it looks right now, we won’t have a farmers market this year.Local Roots Farmers Markets, LLC, is looking for a suitable place on the island to continue with […]
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Congratulations are in order for several local first responders as they have recently been promoted. Jeff Knowles will be promoted from Firefighter Paramedic / Shift Supervisor to Lieutenant. According to Fire Chief C.W. Blosser, firefighter and paramedic Knowles has been instrumental in the department obtaining its Advanced Life Support Certification. “He administrates our CPR and […]
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Even missing three weeks of school, the Lemon Bay High School Theatre Troupe is ready to entertain the public and welcome Christmas with its performances of Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas.”Tickets are on sale now for performances at the Lemon Bay Performing Arts Center, 2201 Placida Rd., Englewood. Performances are December 15 at 7:30 p.m., December […]
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When The Gasparilla Inn & Club opens on December 15, a new team of chefs will be on the scene. They have been in Boca Grande a couple of months, surviving Hurricane Ian and beginning their work to raise the Inn’s food and beverage offerings even higher.Chief among this team is Executive Chef Nick Marchesano. […]
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Robert John Geniesse died peacefully at age 93 on November 17 at home on Fishers Island, N.Y. with his family by his side. Born September 16, 1929 in Appleton, Wis., Bob grew up in Winnetka, Ill. with his mother Rhoda, a successful executive at the Chicago department store Chas A. Stevens. She and his father, […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Boca Beacon Back Pages, Community History.
FIVE YEARS AGO High tea was served at The Island School by volunteers Donna Lutton, Margo Freeman and Susan Bowers, with some help from kindergarten teacher/party planner Megan O’Conner. TEN YEARS AGO An internet feud was taking place between the live-baiters and the jiggers, as a gutted tarpon was found in Boca Grande Pass and […]