Tag: Boca Beacon

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Has our geological life been improved?

To the Editor: As a new arrival whose first swim in the Gulf was enlivened by finding some unexpected rocks to rest upon on Boca’s otherwise featureless concrete corniche, I was surprised to find...

GUEST EDITORIAL: A million-dollar incentive gift for Suncoast

SUBMITTED BY SUNCOAST HUMANE SOCIETY – Suncoast Humane Society (SHS) is charged up to complete their Capital Campaign to build a new Animal Care Center, and they need you today. To gain even...

OBITUARY: Allen C. ‘Bud’ Boucher

Allen C. “Bud” Boucher of Pittsford, N.Y. and Boca Grande passed away on February 5, 2020. He was born in Rochester, N.Y. on February 12, 1922 to Alberta and Clarence Boucher. Allen was a graduate...

PROFILE: John Paul Turner

BY SUE ERWIN – John Paul Turner may have been born in Sarasota, but he’s a true Boca Grande local. “I think as soon as I could leave the hospital we were headed toward the bridges back to the...

A Promenade compromise has been reached! ‘Stonehenge’ has been moved to allow safe passage

In an act of good faith and a love of our island community, the owners of the property located on the Promenade at 3rd Street and the beach have moved the rock structure that was blocking the...

GIBA discusses new sidewalk to Bike Path, Watkins re-elected as chairman

February 7, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY KATHY BANSON-VERRICO – A new sidewalk from North Gulf Shores to the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Bike Path was discussed at the quarterly meeting of the Gasparilla Island...

Chowder for everyone! Courtesy of The Island School

February 7, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

STAFF REPORT – If you are a fan of chowdery goodness, enchanting auction items and our island’s children, you need to make plans to stop by the 6th annual “Chowder, everyone!” PTO fundraiser...

Winner, winner – a French-themed dinner! Island residents reap benefits of 2019 Strawberry Festival winnings

February 7, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

STAFF REPORT – Ooh, la la! That is what guests had to say as they entered the Lavender Bistro on Pilot Street Friday evening. The Bistro, also known as the home of Dennis and Marsy Doan, was...

(You don’t read this headline every day) History Bytes begins the season with a stripping Pilgrim

February 7, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Not one, but two, speakers were at the first installment of the History Bytes program held on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at the Johann Fust Community Library, and both were...

Grande Glee performance to usher in beginning of Film Fest

February 7, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

STAFF REPORT – It’s the night before the Boca Grande Film Festival officially begins, Tuesday, Feb. 18, a night when islanders gather in their golf carts to enjoy a night at the Drive-In,...