Tag: Boca Beacon

Gasparilla Generosity part I: Parsley-Baldwin offers to take food donations

December 4, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY OLIVIA CAMERON- There’s no better way to ring in the holiday season than with the gift of gratitude. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, when the community comes together to support each...

Keep those paws off the presents! Animal safety reminders for the holidays

December 4, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY OLIVIA CAMERON- As we celebrate the season’s greetings with decorations and delectable desserts, those of us who are proud parents of pups and felines should be careful not to disregard their...

Mosquito fighter, gas station owner… The end of an era is marked with the retirement if Clyde Nabers

December 4, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

BY MISTY NABERS NICHOLS- After almost 60 years serving the Boca Grande Community Clyde Nabers is finally going to be spending his weekdays fishing. On October 30, Clyde retired for the second...

A message from the Boca Grande Health Clinic: Scheduling 101 in times of transition

December 4, 2020
Boca Grande Health Clinic
News

BY KELSEY CHAVARRIE AT THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC- The Boca Grande Health Clinic has expanded how we meet the healthcare needs of the community in these ever-changing times. If you have given us...

‘Island Booknotes 2020’ in post office boxes now

December 4, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

A new take on an old concept, with more island participation BY MARCY SHORTUSE- If you haven’t checked your post office box in a while, and you’re a lover of books, you might want to stop by and...

Obituary: Mary Jane De Genaro

December 4, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

Former Boca Grande resident Mary Jane De Genaro died November 21, 2020 in Rowayton, CT with her daughters caring for her. She was 85. Mary Jane was born in Jersey City, N.J. on June 10, 1935,...

Obituary: Hall Caldwell ‘Sonny’ Howard

On November 10, 2020, world traveler and host extraordinaire, Hall Caldwell “Sonny” Howard Jr. embarked on his final journey just days after his 84th birthday. He had many times on Gasparilla...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A lover of the island expresses her thoughts in words

To the Editor: Boca Grande and Gasparilla Island hold such a treasured place in my heart that I have been inspired to write a poem about it, and to paint many scenes from my photos and memories....

PROFILE: John Salaway

December 4, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
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Raised on drumming lessons and good music… BY OLIVIA CAMERON- From The Beatles to Led Zeppelin, John Salaway has drawn inspiration from eras of creative music development and the revolution...

The good things

November 27, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

BY LAUREN HANA, MD., BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC- It’s easy to be consumed in all the negativity we see in the news every day as we approach a holiday and head into a new season of the global...