Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community, News.
Yvonne Anderson, president and CEO of the Boca Grande Club, announced her resignation and retirement last week in an email to members. “I am writing this letter to all of you with tinges of sorrow,” wrote Anderson. “I have just informed the Board of Directors of my intention to retire at the end of this […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.
Please continue to use caution while using the GICIA Bike Path. Hurricane cleanup and site prep for replanting the five-mile-long GICIA Bike Path continues. GICIA landscape crews are working closely with certified arborist Rick Joyce on tree removal. They are not removing any tree unless it is a safety hazard or has less than a […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, Community, News.
Issues between churches, parking and median strips are not unique to Boca Grande. Nationally, there have been a couple of cases. The most visible was in 2018, when the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency stepped in to ensure equitable use for churches and park users in that city’s mission district, in a unique solution that […]
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Letters to the Editor, Opinion.
An open letter to those Gasparilla neighbors who seek church parking restrictions BY PETER SODERBERGCHAIR OF COUNCIL LIGHTHOUSE UNITED METHODIST Once again we face a parking restrictions campaign targeting our churches, which you have encouraged, that causes unnecessary strife between neighbors. As you would have noted from last Friday’s Beacon, Kimberly Whipple and I are […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
Will not give up on Gasparilla, a magnificent place To the Editor: From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank you for taking a stand against those who would discourage visitors by limiting parking, especially without giving fair notice on the issue. We all agree that Gasparilla Island is a magnificent place, and […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
There is a remarkable ship that will pass by us on this renamed Gulf in coming days. It is a last voyage for the greatest, fastest and most beautiful vessel that America, and the world, ever saw. It is the final route of the S.S. United States, which is heading to be sunk off of […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Opinion.
Parking issues, with cupcakes, in this ‘magical place’ BY JAY WHIPPLE I was outraged at the volume of cars and illegal parking last Sunday. On my tour of the situation on Sunday, I witnessed people parking illegally near the Range Light on both sides of Gulf Boulevard, and on a triangle of grass at the […]
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Obituaries.
There will be a Celebration of Life for the late Robert D. Knapp on Saturday, March 8th, at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. The service is at 10 a.m. Rob passed away on April 27, 2024 after a lengthy battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. A memorial service was originally planned for early November but needed to […]
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Obituaries.
It is with great sadness that I share the news of my husband’s death with our friends and former neighbors in Boca Grande where we spent thirty-five happy years. Gene, my husband of 64 years, died on February 17, 2025, of complications caused by Parkinson’s Disease. He was born and raised on the Main Line […]
Written by Anna Ridilla on . Posted in Profiles.
Scott Shute Originally from Illinois, Scott Shute moved to Florida nearly three decades ago in search of new opportunities, trading his guitar for a construction career. Scott was born in Peoria, Illinois, but moved to Florida 29 years ago after unloading a nightclub he and his friends had been running. “My dumb luck,” he said. […]