Tag: Boca Grande

Economic Summit 2017 planned

January 27, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Residents are invited to a financial discussion at the annual 2017 Economic Summit planned for Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 3:30 p.m. in the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium....

Last Chance for Love Lines !

January 27, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ STAFF REPORT February 6 is your last day to give us your special sweetheart message for our Valentine’s Day edition of the Boca Beacon. On Friday, Feb. 10 we will be displaying your love for...

Have you tried … Taste of Boca Part II

January 27, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE This week our taste buds turn to wonderful things such as such as sliders, somosas, salmon roulade and seafood. This is the second installment of three in our “Taste of...

‘Evening for the Island’ fundraiser planned for Cayo

January 27, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Friends of Cayo Costa State Park will be hosting the 5th annual “An Evening for the Island” fundraiser event on Thursday, Feb. 2. The event will be held from 6 p.m. to 9...

BIPS looks for final funding of Range Light project

■ STAFF REPORT The Barrier Islands Park Society has outlined the work yet to be accomplished in its restoration of the Gasparilla Island Light (formerly known as the Rear Range Light). The...

Expert neurosurgeon talks stroke treatments with island residents

January 27, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande residents were invited to attend a medical lecture and learn more about new treatments that help patients who experience acute strokes, brain aneurysms and vascular...

PROFILE: Sierra Cunningham

January 27, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Sierra Cunningham has been helping people on the island look their best for the past nine years. She’s a full-time hair stylist at James Griffith Salon at the Gasparilla Inn...