Tag: Gasparilla Inn

2025 Graduate

Logan McGinty is graduating from Lemon Bay High School in a couple of weeks. He will be attending the University of Florida in the fall, majoring in either mechanical or aerospace engineering....

Business & Real Estate: Vintage prep classic Bermuda bags seen on island after trunk show

‘80s vintage, plus a few alligator bags Ready for the return of the Bermuda bag? The Stylish Sloane, Suzy Smith, is Texas collector and fashion stylist and seller who has made a specialty of...

Hunter Bell island collection debuts

A crew from the fashion line Hunter Bell was on island in January to photograph their spring collection, interpreted amidst the architectural landmarks of Boca Grande. That collection just...

Appreciating our regular island journalists

January 16, 2025
Garland Pollard
Editorial

The Boca Beacon is a community enterprise. It is part of a great American tradition, the independent, family-owned community weekly newspaper. This week, we want to thank the local contributors...

Trash to Treasure with Inn staff

January 9, 2025
Staff Report
Community

The Gasparilla Inn employees are participating in a trash to treasure initiative – bringing the island back together. The first meeting to collect and clean remaining debris was well...

Business and Real Estate: Scarpa headlines Bloomberg Wall Street Week feature on Boca Grande

December 19, 2024
Staff Report
News, Real Estate

Glenn Scarpa of Scarpa’s Coastal was recently interviewed by Bloomberg Wall Street Week for a feature on insurance costs in Florida and across the United States. Reached last week, Scarpa said he...

O Christmas Tree

This year, the lighting of the community Christmas Tree was held in front of The Gasparilla Inn. The ceremony, which included readings and appearances by all four of our island clergy, included...

Island resident thanks county commissioners at Tuesday meet

December 5, 2024
Anna Ridilla
Community, News

Staff singled out for recovery work here Mary O’Bannon, special projects manager for The Gasparilla Inn & Club, attended the Lee County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday morning,...

Christmas Tree Lighting on Dec. 8

November 28, 2024
Staff Report
Entertainment, Events, News

The annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, sponsored by the Boca Grande Woman’s Club, will be held on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 5 p.m. Unfortunately, the tree across from Hudson’s did not survive Hurricanes...

The Gasparilla Inn sets re-open for Dec. 12

October 31, 2024
Staff Report
News

The Gasparilla Inn has announced its official reopening date following ongoing recovery efforts on Gasparilla Island. The Inn announced in that it would reopen Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, at...