Tag: Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce

Carol McCoy talks on gopher tortoises

SUP Englewood’s “Coffee & Conservation” series will return on Tuesday, Oct. 21, with a program focused on the gopher tortoise, a keystone species threatened by habitat loss and environmental...

Chili Cookoff to be held Saturday, Nov. 15, after Fire Department race

The Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce second annual Big Mouth Chili Challenge is set for Saturday, Nov. 15, right after the Grande Firehouse 5K. “We figured everyone was going to be out here...

Small merchants. Who is it that Just Feels Right?

A kind and anonymous X.com user reached out to the Boca Beacon Twitter feed this week, suggesting a PGA-like shuttle for Boca Grande to help preserve the independent merchants on the island after...

Chamber Golf Scramble date set

Above, members of the Chamber at last year’s Educate Boca Golf Scramble. File photo The Educate Boca Golf Scramble Tournament is set for Monday, Oct. 6 returning this year to The Gasparilla Inn...

Island emergency group meets to prepare for storms

The island Emergency Operations group met at the Boca Grande Fire Department on Thursday morning, July 24 to go through updates and procedures for peak hurricane season. Since Hurricane Ian,...

Respondents post to Boca Grande Chamber survey

Last Thursday, Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce released a new visitor survey called “Off Island Visitors.” It comes in the wake of a new ordinance that would restrict parking on the island to...

Maritime Museum puts on writing contest for Kids Classic sponsorship

The Gasparilla Island Kids Classic tarpon tournament, hosted by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held on June 7. Registration is from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pink Pony...

Educate Boca Scholarships awarded

May 15, 2025
Staff Report
Education, News

Lemon Bay High School Boca Grande Chamber “Educate Boca” Scholarship recipients with Cheryl Hopkins are Dylan Smith, Mailee Minitello, Meghan Lutz, Eva Gressley, and Sophia Dickerson. ...

Letter addresses parking passes, expectations

Amid the discussion of possible parking regulations in Boca Grande, Boca Grande Fire Department Chief C.W. Blosser added some insight to a draft of a parking ordinance circulating on the island....

Art festival begins tarpon season of events on May 13

Excitement is brewing as anglers and artists prepare for the 2025 “World’s Richest” Tarpon Tournament and the Annual Boca Grande Tarpon Festival May 13 to 16 in downtown Boca Grande. The...