Tag: Boca Beacon

GIBA announces bridge construction updates

July 24, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

A new update from the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority shows that vehicle traffic on the Boca Grande Causeway can expect delays at various times during the next few months. Kathy...

PROFILE: Gene Glidden

July 24, 2015
Boca Beacon
News, Profiles

BY JACK SHORT Gene Glidden is soft-spoken, ruddy-cheeked man whose cheerful demeanor belies the ruthlessness of the man who sits atop a commercial and residential painting empire. Just...

Chamber office has moved, but closed until October 1

July 24, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce office has moved into a new location, but will remain closed until October 1. The Chamber’s new location will be on Park Avenue adjacent to the Pink...

Whoever controls the media, controls the mind

July 24, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News, Opinion

BY MARCY SHORTUSE So this week we had a lesson in social media. The tale of Sam Samsonov, “our Sam,” as we call him, went viral worldwide. The story of a man who collected tolls for the...

The real story of Sam Samsonov and the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority comes to light

July 24, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE Sam Samsonov and his wife of 53 years, Margaret, sat by the pool at their Grove City home on Monday afternoon, July 20 in good spirits. They sat with a folder full of emails...

Charlotte vs. FOCH will not have a hearing … for now

July 17, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT In spite of at least a year of discovery and preparation for a hearing between Charlotte County and certain property owners, and local conservationists, all parties agreed to...

FWC investigates boating accident in Bayou

July 17, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

On Saturday, July 11 at approximately 8 p.m., the Boca Grande Fire Department responded to a report of a boat that had run into the mangroves on Boca Grande Bayou.When firefighters arrived, by...

Lee and Charlotte Counties accept Deepwater settlements, at a loss

July 17, 2015
Boca Beacon
Legal, News

Lee and Charlotte counties have each formally accepted settlements for their claims against BP, related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, at a fraction of the amounts for which they filed...

You think your one piece of trash won’t make a difference?

July 17, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

When you go to the beach for the day, it’s a long haul between the sand and the parking lot. Sometimes, in the fray, an item will escape your grasp, or you’ll look back and see a piece...

Obituary: Edward Cruz

July 17, 2015
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

Edward Cruz, former CEO of E.E. Cruz and Company, Inc., philanthropist and entrepreneur, passed away on Tuesday, July 14 at his home in Bay Head, New Jersey with his family by his side. ...