Tag: Boca Beacon

Storm time is here: Do you know where your hang tag is?

August 21, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE With the announcement of a new and potentially interesting tropical system headed in our direction you must ask yourself, “Am I ready for the storm?” Remember, the fire...

Profile: J.T. Tremaine

August 21, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
Profiles

BY MARCY SHORTUSE J.T. Tremaine, a new teacher at The Island School this year, is a man of many talents. He learned at an early age by watching his father, Robert, that knowing how to do...

Join CHNEP at September retreat

To the Editor: Thanks to everyone who has already registered to attend the CHNEP Retreat. The form has been changed so that we can learn what you are most proud that CHNEP has accomplished...

Register kids now for the Michael O’Donnell Memorial Fish-a-Thon

To the Editor: An Englewood Pioneer Days tradition returns again for the sixth year. Kids 12 and under can participate in the 6th Annual Michael O’Donnell Memorial Fish-A-Thon. Chairs...

Native Gardens, Patrick’s Thai to relocate while a new store is announced downtown

August 14, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE Sometimes, change is good. Ronica Davis talked about change as she puttered around the new location for her business, Native Gardens, on East Railroad Avenue where she...

Two boil notices in two weeks … It’s been a busy time for GIWA, but water is safe now

August 14, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink. That old saying was very apt last week and this week, as Boca Grande residents and business owners experienced an abrupt loss...

Looking for something to eat? There’s still a few places

August 14, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

It’s that time of the year again. The tumbleweeds are tumbling, Julio the dog is napping in the street and our choices for food are becoming slimmer and slimmer. First, let us tell you what IS...

Save the date for annual Chamber Golf Scramble at the Inn Golf Club

August 14, 2015
Boca Beacon
Featured News

Make sure you buy that new driver and polish up your clubs, because the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Scramble, held at The Gasparilla Inn Golf Club, is just around the corner. The...

Storms impacting sea turtles on southwest Florida’s Gulf Coast

August 14, 2015
Boca Beacon
Editorial

SUBMITTED BY THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION Heavy rain and rough weather along southwest Florida’s Gulf Coast are impacting sea turtle nests along the beaches,...

Profile: Jennifer Burdette Campbell

August 14, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
Profiles

BY MARCY SHORTUSE Busy. It’s the word that comes to mind when thinking of Jennifer Burdette Campbell, a work-at-home mom to three children who calls Boca Grande her home. She and her husband,...