Tag: Boca Beacon

Obituary: Byong Uk Chung

On April 28, 2018 Byong Uk Chung, MD of Boca Grande and formerly of Barrington Hills, Illinois, passed away peacefully after a long illness. He was born on October 20, 1934 in Seoul, South Korea....

Where to take Mom for Mother’s Day? Check this out …

May 11, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Fusion Restaurant at the north end of the island is offering a special menu for Mother’s Day with some delicious new dishes available created by Chef Tim Spain. The restaurant will...

Park Avenue reno given ‘ok’ by Historic Preservation Board

May 11, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN There was just one item on the agenda at the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Society monthly meeting held on Wednesday, May 9, and the Board approved it unanimously. Many know it...

Ladies Day Captain’s party tonight, tournament tomorrow

May 11, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The tarpon are chewing, the tides are good, and the next two weekends will be devoted to the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce’s world-famous Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament and the...

Attorneys on both sides of Three Sisters suit agree to extension, toll

May 11, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Attorneys representing all sides of the ongoing “Path to Three Sisters” court case have agreed to cool things down for a time. In a court document filed in Lee County Circuit...

It’s turtle time! Three nests so far

May 11, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN As of Friday, May 4 there were three sea turtle nests documented on the island – all of them Caretta caretta (Loggerhead) nests. There was one false crawl recorded. The Boca Grande...

The 14th annual ‘HOWL at the Moon’ – Waylon, Matt and Dan take top places

May 11, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE With 39 releases in three hours’ time recorded in the 2018 annual “Howl at the Moon” tarpon tournament last Saturday night, May 5, it was Capt. Waylon Mills and his anglers...

Don’t miss the 36th annual Boca Grande Tarpon Festival

May 11, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Tarpon season is here, the great fish are biting, and excitement is building in Boca Grande Pass for the 36th annual World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, a long-standing island...

Friends of Stump Pass meeting scheduled for May 22

May 11, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN A public meeting to discuss the nonprofit Friends of Stump Pass is planned to take place at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22 at the Elsie Quirk Library in Englewood. The meeting will cover...

Beacon staff up for seven Florida Press awards this year

May 11, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Florida Press Association recently announced random winners of their Better Weekly Newspaper contest, and the Beacon staff is up for seven top honors in their circulation...