Tag: Boca Beacon

Boca Grande Cubs fan finally sees team win title

November 11, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande resident Lucy Stanton remembers sitting with her father at Wrigley field on October 1, 1932. ” It was the third game of the World Series, and Babe Ruth was...

GIBA to talk bridge weight at November 16 meeting

November 11, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE On Wednesday, Nov. 16 at noon the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will hold their first quarterly meeting of the season, and a very important topic to many will be voted...

A year of milestones, fulfillments and new commitments

November 11, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ STAFF REPORT Say “Haiti,”and in the minds of most, images of poverty and aftermaths of natural disasters tend to come to mind. Even though this is the current reality for many in the...

Royal Palm Players begins a new season with ‘An Ideal Husband’

November 11, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Entertainment, News

■ SUBMITTED BY RPP You’re invited to a party this weekend at the Crowninshield Center, when Oscar Wilde’s “An Ideal Husband” begins Royal Palm Players’ season of fun. This year’s theme is ‘The...

Profile: Stuie Middleton

November 11, 2016
Staff Report
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Stuie Middleton was born in Boca Grande. His earliest memories include spending late nights in the Boca Beacon office when his mother, Patti Middleton, well-known Boca Grande...

Free resources for Manatee Awareness Month

To the Editor: The month of November is designated as Manatee Awareness Month and is an opportunity to call attention to this endangered species, which is Florida’s official state marine mammal....

Local CHEC to conduct free programs in November

To the Editor: Take a walk on the wet side! Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center, Inc. (CHEC) will be conducting free Seagrass Adventure Estuary wading trips at Cedar Point Environmental...

Friendly Boca face at Silver Lake Preserve in LaBelle

November 4, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

Boca Beacon writer Sue Erwin spent a day with island quail hunting guide Phil O’Bannon last week and headed out to Silver Lake Preserve in LaBelle, FL. Phil has been quail hunting since he was a...

What you need to know when you enter the voting booth

November 4, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

There are only four more days until the upcoming general election, and conversation is heating up. It may be leaving you confused, but with a little research you can approach the voting booth with...

Royal Palm Players gears up for ‘Battle of the Sexes’

November 4, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Entertainment

The go-to group for theater fun, Royal Palm Players (RPP), is excited to announce its upcoming season with big productions and thematic concerts based on the oldest competition under the sun, the...