Tag: Boca Beacon

BTT to hold presentation on February 2: Your presence is requested

To the Editor: Now or Neverglades! No words have ever meant more in the history of Everglades restoration. With the passage last spring of SB10, we won a hard-fought victory to begin restoring the...

Come on down kids, it’s time to fish this Saturday!

January 19, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ STAFF REPORT Grab your fishing poles and tackle boxes and come join the family fun at the winter youth fishing tournament on Saturday, Jan. 20 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Boca Grande Fishing Pier...

Taste of Boca

January 19, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Another February is about to come around, and with it comes the ever-popular Taste of Boca Grande. This year 17 restaurants will be setting up their tables under the big tent at...

Feelin’ blessed!

January 19, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ The Ecumenical Blessing of the Animals was held last Thursday, Jan. 11 at the 7th Street soccer field. Shown above, Father Carosella from Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church put in a good word for...

Keep warm with some hot chowder!

January 19, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ STAFF REPORT This Saturday, Jan. 20 15 local restaurants and several individuals will throw their reputation on the line and their hat in the ring to participate in the 4th Annual Island School...

‘Boca Girls’ brings fun to Boca Grande

January 19, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
Entertainment, News

■ STAFF REPORT Royal Palm Players presents a one night only event guaranteed to raise your spirits as you raise a glass of wine. It’s ‘The Boca Girls.’ And it’s a spoof. A reading. A lot of...

New Farmers Market vendor sells veggies in honor of family member

January 19, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ BY SUE ERWIN There’s a new vendor at the Boca Grande Farm and Fish Market, and their mission is to leave a long, lasting mark organically. Kay Hall and her family grow and sell certified organic...

Meacham talks about Jackson, Trump and a bit of Washington

January 19, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

BY MARY COOK – Last Saturday, Jan. 13 at 4:30 p.m., an hour that merges into cocktail time for some, biographer/historian Jon Meacham kept a full auditorium mesmerized at the Community...

Art Center, Fust join together to bring you Theodore Stebbins

January 19, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Grande Art Center and the Johann Fust Library Foundation are joining together to present Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr., a distinguished art curator. He will speak at the Boca...

Eco-restoration efforts at the GICIA Preserve continue

January 19, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) continues its efforts to improve the natural beauty of the Preserve Site located just off the Boca...