Tag: Boca Beacon

Profile: Priscilla Masselink

BY SUE ERWIN – Boca Grande resident Priscilla Masselink grew up in Maine and moved to the island with her husband, Mark, in 2012. She met Mark while attending college in North...

It’s the north vs. the south Who will you root for on Monday?

January 8, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

Dabo Nick BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Two of Boca Grande’s finest will be down on the football field this Monday at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona for a game that millions of...

A big moment in island history … the bridge is open!

January 8, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN – An historic moment was commemorated Tuesday afternoon around 2:30 p.m., when the new swing bridge opened to traffic for the first time. Both lanes on the bridge were open to...

GICIA announces $250K match challenge by island family

January 8, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA – The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) is extremely pleased and encouraged by the outpouring of support toward the purchase of the...

Historic Board rules Palm Avenue home as not historic

January 8, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

BY SUE ERWIN – The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board held a public meeting on Wednesday. More than 40 residents attended. A request to expand an approved rehabilitation of 920 Palm...

The Island School to host second annual chowder dinner, silent auction

January 8, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

Gather ye spoons while ye may, for The Island School has announced that its second annual chowder dinner will be held on Saturday, Jan. 23 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Crowninshield Community...

Lacking a potager? The Garden Club will help you with that

January 8, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

Jennifer Bartley SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB – Do you know what a “potager” is? It is the French word for kitchen garden and literally means “for the soup pot.” So the potager is...

Enjoy some improv with RPP, Friends and some lazy fairies

January 8, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

SUBMITTED BY BOOTS TOLSDORF – Laughter feels good! So you have a great opportunity to join the frivolity on Friday, Jan. 15, when the Royal Palm Players join forces with Friends of the Boca...

Florida: The Ponzi State

January 8, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

Gary Mormino, considered the dean of Florida historians, will speak in Boca Grande on Monday, Jan. 25 at 2 p.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center auditorium. A reception will follow. The lecture...

Touring pro Schmidt and fave Harrington to play tennis series

January 8, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

Scott Harrington The 2016 Pro Tennis Exhibition Series will be held this spring each Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the Boca Grande Club from February 3 to March 16. The Series, with proceeds benefitting...