Tag: Boca Beacon

Author of Reagan bio to speak at Community Center

November 27, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

Edmund Morris, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author, will be speaking at the Boca Grande Community Center about his book entitled, “Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan,” at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday,...

Lit Forum to feature Hammond and Proust’s ‘Swann’s Way’

November 27, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

The Literature Forum inaugurated its 2015-2016 season on November 12 with an excellent presentation of Eudora Welty’s novella, “The Ponder Heart.” The discussion was ably led by David...

Profile: Jon Burdette

November 27, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Islander and local business owner Jon Burdette started visiting Boca Grande in 1985 when his grandparents were introduced to the island by Stewart Turley. By the early 1990s, his...

Getting ready to cross the new bridge soon

November 27, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUSAN ERWIN The traffic shift to the new bridge is planned for December and will be done in phases, according to GIBA Executive Director Kathy Banson-Verrico, and machinery testing is...

Annual Christmas Walk Saturday

November 27, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce will host the 2015 Christmas Walk in downtown Boca Grande on Saturday, Nov. 28 from 5 to 8 p.m.

Taste of Boca Grande tickets available Dec. 1

November 27, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

Want to be one of the first to have your 14th Annual Taste of Boca Grande tickets? The event will be held on Monday, Feb. 1 at the Boca Bay Pass Club. The event starts at 6 p.m. Enjoy fabulous food...

GICIA asks everyone to consider the importance of Mercabo purchase

■ BY MISTY NICHOLS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GICIA The GICIA has set its sights on Mercabo (the 30-acre parcel at the entrance to the Boca Grande Causeway). With the threat of development looming...

Save The Tarpon suit laid to rest when PTTS walks

November 21, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

SPECIAL REPORT – After seeing its case gutted and its lawyer publicly called out by a Charlotte County judge, the owners of the Professional Tarpon Tournament Series capitulated and walked...

Hill Tide Estates developers disclose details of proposed gated community

November 20, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Approximately 100 Boca Grande residents attended a public information meeting on Monday, Nov. 16 regarding a proposed residential development on the empty 10 acres at...

This weekend Turkey Hoops, next weekend Christmas Walk

November 20, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Boca Beacon and Lee County Parks & Recreation is proud, once again, to sponsor the 2015 Turkey Hoop Shoot. It will be held on Saturday, Nov. 21 and begins at 10 a.m. Register...