Tag: Boca Bay Pass Club

PROFILE: Carolyn Gumula

April 27, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

BY SUE ERWIN – If you’ve spent time at the Boca Bay Pass Club over the past 25 years or so, you’d surely recognize the kind face of Carolyn Gumula. Carolyn has worked in the tennis shop at the...

■ BY SUE ERWIN Tony Zaranti is passionate about high-quality food and wine service, and that makes him an ideal leader as the new general manager of the Boca Bay Pass Club. Tony was born in Chicago,...

Profile Brandon Bunton

■ BY SUE ERWIN Brandon Bunton is the new head chef at 3rd Street Bistro & Bar, but he certainly is not a new face in town. He’s been working on the island since he was in high school. For the past...

Sign up now for the Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic

January 20, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Area athletes interested in competitive tennis are encouraged to sign up now for the annual Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic 2017. The event will begin the week of January 28 and...

Former Boca Grande chef opens gourmet shop in Asheville, N.C.

May 6, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN – Denise Searle and her husband, Jimmy, enjoyed living and working in Boca Grande for many years, but in 2015, they suddenly felt a yearning to pursue a lifelong dream. Having...

You might see a mermaid downtown …

February 19, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

Neptune’s daughter will be cruising the streets of Boca Grande and stirring up island magic as she invites guests to the Barrier Island Parks Society’s 20th Annual Green Gala with the theme “Under...

Tennis Classic finals slated for next week

January 29, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

The Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic, sponsored by the Boca Beacon, is down to the final rounds this Saturday, Jan. 30, at 11 a.m. with Shannon Coe playing Eve Harrison and Jordan Ittersagen playing...

Restaurants announced for TIS Chowder Dinner next week

January 15, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

A good bowl of chowder is hard to beat, and buying one for a good cause makes it taste even better. The Island School’s second annual Chowder Dinner and Auction will be held on Saturday, Jan. 23 from...

‘Taste’ restaurants announced

December 24, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

So far, 19 restaurants have signed on to become part of the legendary feast we have all come to know as “The Taste.” The Taste of Boca Grande in 2016 will be held on Monday, Feb. 1 from 6 to 9 p.m....