Tag: Boca Beacon

Historic Preservation Board discusses Whiskey Row, questions mysterious Railroad Avenue project

March 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE What started out as a relatively mundane Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting started exhibiting some interesting twists and turns about halfway through. With just...

Mote scientist discusses some serious environmental issues at ‘Coffee’

March 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Mote Marine scientist Dr. Robert Nowicki gave a brief presentation about his work entitled, “Sharks, Seagrass and Stressors” on Wednesday, March 13 in the Mote Boca...

Are you ready to go on safari?

March 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Circle the last Saturday in March on your calendar for the annual tradition of the Boca Grande Spring Fair. This day is the Woman’s Club’s gift to the community, when island...

BIPS’ Green Gala to feature live auction chock-full of amazing items Scooters, parties, Mexican vacations, paintings, fishing and much more

■ PROVIDED BY BIPS Heed the “Call of the Islands” and head to BIPS’ 23d annual Green Gala! The BIPS Green Gala committee has put together a collection of fun and unique items for this year’s “Call...

Bloomberg lists Boca Grande in top 10 highest gross income list

March 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Boca Grande has reached a new milestone recently, and it is quite impressive: The village has been named No.9 in a list of the top 20 zip codes by average adjusted gross income...

The Island School to bring the mysteries of space to you March 26

March 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Have you ever wondered about the relationships between music, math and the planets, and the intricate mystery behind the force of their combined equation? You can wonder no more by...

Bead for Life: entrepreneurship, education, empowerment

March 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY BOOTS TOLSDORF Rosette is 19 years old and was living with her husband and one-year-old son in a mud house in a swampy area that flooded every time it rained. At first, her husband forbade her...

How high’s the water, mama? Friends to present sea level rise symposium

March 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Friends of the Boca Grande Community Center will present a one-day symposium regarding sea level rise, and our understandinf of the theoretical and practical issued of its affect...

Get your tickets for ‘Joseph’ now for good seats

March 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT If you are anywhere near the Boca Grande Community Center on Friday mornings, then you’ve already heard Grande Glee practicing their first full-length concert – “Joseph and the...

Hermitage to present lecture on red tide history, causes and future next Friday

March 15, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Hermitage Artist Retreat’s Fridays @ 5 series continues with Jon Thaxton: “Red Tide: The History, Causes and Future,” Friday, March 22 at 5 p.m., on the beach at the Hermitage...