Tag: Boca Beacon

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Not everyone can ‘Ditch the Cart’

To the Editor: The recent “Ditch the Cart, Live Longer” polemic advising golf on foot rather than by cart has it wrong. My senior friends and I often have age related orthopedic, cardiovascular or...

PROFILE: George Benisek

February 20, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
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BY TONYA BRAMLAGE – This is no fish tale of that you can be sure, although George Benisek has no shortage of fisherman tales to tell. An avid, lifelong fisherman, he began fishing when he...

Historic Preservation Board meeting begins with request for NHR input from community

February 13, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
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BY SUSAN HANAFEE – The chairman of the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday urged all residents to let their voices be heard on a proposal to nominate a section of the...

Organizations turn to creativity in unusual season

February 13, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
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BY SUSAN HANAFEE – Virtual speakers, open air musicals, art shows without the usual wine and cheese receptions, pop-up history tours in parking lots – all have been part of the creativity...

BGHS takes note of a rare ‘Magna Carta’

February 13, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
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BY SUSAN HANAFEE – Jim Blaha calls the mountain of material the Boca Grande Historical Society received from the attic of a woman in Tennessee late last year the “Magna Carta.” And, indeed,...

‘All that Jazz’ featured this week on the lawn

February 13, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
Entertainment, News

BY T MICHELE WALKER – The Friends of Boca Grande Community Center have managed to keep jazz alive in Boca Grande with their concert series “All That Jazz” made available to a broader...

GIBA re-elects Watkins as chair, talks financials at quarterly meeting

February 13, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
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STAFF REPORT – Ginger Watkins was re-elected as chairman and Drew Tucker was elected as vice chairman of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority, when they held their quarterly board meeting...

Chamber announces details of World’s Richest, Ladies Day tournaments

February 13, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
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STAFF REPORT – There’s something lovely in the air this time of year, and we’ve been day-dreaming of our perfect date for long enough! The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to...

Last call for the Third Annual Boca Grande Film Festival: Drive-in Monday will officially begin five days of film festival fun

February 13, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
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STAFF REPORT – The Third Annual (but first-ever virtual) Boca Grande Film Festival will begin its five-day tribute to a diverse selection of films and documentaries, viewable through the...

Take an ‘Adventure in the Glades’ with Gail Cleveland

February 12, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
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Spending a week in the swamp may not be everyone’s idea of a dream getaway to celebrate a BIG birthday, but for this artist it was paradise! According to artist Gail Cleveland, it was a...