Tag: Boca Beacon

Lee Commissioners vote unanimously to revamp Boca Grande Community Center, Island School playground this spring

April 5, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Tuesday, April 2 the Lee Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to award a contract for the purchase and installation of new playground equipment at Boca Grande...

An interview with Harold Bubil

April 5, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Good architecture is made of commodity, firmness and delight, said author Harold Bubil when he gave a presentation called “Florida Buildings I Love” at the Boca Grande Community...

Smart Studio to host art show April 10-22 to benefit children of Haiti, Dominican Republic

April 5, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Once again Smart Studio opens its heart to display the work of Dominican students from La Vega Christian School. Thirty students along with their art teacher, Massiel Lora, painted...

Boca Grande Woman’s Club announces 2019 Community Grant and Scholarships Awards

April 5, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Twenty-one area organizations will receive funding from the Boca Grande Woman’s Club Community Grant Program in 2019, with a total of $209,000 awarded. Earlier this year, the Club...

Obituary: Nathaniel Whiteside III

April 5, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Nathaniel Henry Whiteside, III (Nate), 89, of Glen Lake, Michigan passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019 in Kirkland, Washington, of complications of dementia. Nate was born March 18, 1929 in...

Profile: Dr. Richard Lockey

April 5, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Dr. Richard Lockey has been a professor of medicine at the University of South Florida since the early 1970s. He is the only remaining founding faculty member of the Morsani School...

Tag: Boca Beacon

Lee Commissioners vote unanimously to revamp Boca Grande Community Center, Island School playground this spring

An interview with Harold Bubil

Smart Studio to host art show April 10-22 to benefit children of Haiti, Dominican Republic

Boca Grande Woman’s Club announces 2019 Community Grant and Scholarships Awards

Obituary: Nathaniel Whiteside III

Profile: Dr. Richard Lockey

Red tide update for Southwest Florida

FWC announces license-free freshwater weekend

Charlotte Property Appraiser accepting exemption applications

Thanks for the memories and another great Spring Fair