Tag: Boca Beacon

FIVE YEARS AGO The Boca Bay Pass Club announced a $3.5 million renovation project.  TEN YEARS AGO The Coast Guard announced that it would be relocating buoys from the Boca Grande...

FIVE YEARS AGO Sunsets of Boca Grande opened its doors where Fresh Produce used be located. TEN YEARS AGO The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association announced that it...

FIVE YEARS AGO David Futch was the featured speaker at a Boca Grande Historical Society event on the old days of Boca Grande.  TEN YEARS AGO Lemon Bay Conservancy received a $420,000...

FIVE YEARS AGO Suncoast Humane launched the “Get ‘Em Home” project amid COVID to adopt shelter dogs. Restaurants partnered with Suncoast Humane and distributed flyers with takeout and dine in...

FIVE YEARS AGO The Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic was canceled due to COVID-19. The first COVID shots were distributed at the Boca Grande Health Clinic. TEN YEARS AGO The new swing...

FIVE YEARS AGO Englewood Helping Hand received a $5,000 donation from Boca Grande’s Lighthouse United Methodist Church. TEN YEARS AGO The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement...

FIVE YEARS AGO The construction phase of the Mercabo Cove restoration project had been completed. The project was to improve water quality and reduce long-term seawall maintenance...

FIVE YEARS AGO GIWA’s Water Reclamation Facility had completed the final pour of concrete for two new concrete tanks and an elevated platform. TEN YEARS AGO Bayne Stevenson hosted the...

FIVE YEARS AGO Scarpa’s Coastal added outdoor seating. Clyde Nabers retired for the second time. The first retirement was from Nabers Chevron as the owner and the second time as the Lee County...