Tag: Boca Beacon

Take the ‘Boca Grande Pledge’- Boca Grande residents, businesses sign up to keep the island safer from COVID-19

SUBMITTED BY THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC- Boca Grande has always been unique and comes to hold a special place in the hearts of all who have the opportunity to experience the island. The Boca...

Code enforcement takes down COVID safety signs and others

BY MARCY SHORTUSE- On Monday, July 20, Lee County Code Enforcement was busy on the island again, this time because of an anonymous complaint about signs. According to Lee County Communications...

Put that thing back where it came from! Sand dollars inhabiting our waters are protected

BY OLIVIA CAMERON- Home décor in Southwest Florida often follows a seaside theme, from seashell upholstery to bleached sand dollars. These creatures, however, are not a shade of pure white in the...

The 1980s: Four noted journalists live in Boca Grande

BY THE BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY- In 1988, an interview with journalist Frank Oliver appeared in the Boca Beacon. Oliver, then 86, and his wife Mary called a house on Park Avenue home from...

Beach Club renovation in full swing

BY MARCY SHORTUSE- As work continues on the Gasparilla Inn Beach Club and surrounding property, it’s starting to become easier to see what the lay of the land will be. The beautiful new club and...

Rico rescue: SHS works on a mission to rescue many, one little black dog comes home with them

BY OLIVIA CAMERON- Last week, the Suncoast Humane Society shelter met an unexpected change when their crew set out to rescue four dozen dogs from Puerto Rico. Island Dog Rescue previously revealed...

Glass -recycled and upcycled- becomes an intriguing work of art

July 24, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY OLIVIA CAMERON- Glass bottles are the least biodegradable item, taking what is predicted to be one million years to decompose. According to Tisha Bayne, the office coordinator for Keep Lee...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: New Mote facility details explained

To the Editor: At a press conference earlier this week, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium leadership provided exciting updates regarding the planned Mote Science Education Aquarium (Mote SEA)...

Obituary: Eliot N. Vestner

July 24, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Obituaries

Eliot N. Vestner Jr. passed away on July 10, 2020 in Boca Grande, following a two-year battle with sarcoma. He is survived by his wife Louisa; two children, Alice-Lee Vestner and Charles F....

Obituary: Robert ‘Bobby’ Sullivan

July 24, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Obituaries

Former Boca Grande resident Bobby Sullivan, 83, died July 13, 2020 after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. At his request a service in his honor was held at the Tallahassee National...