Tag: Gasparilla Inn

Jamaica bobsledder inspires backpack donations by Gasparilla Inn staff

BY COREY ANGLIN,THE GASPARILLA INN During our annual Management Training last summer, we had the pleasure of connecting with Devon Harris, one of the founding members of the Jamaica National Bobsled...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: From Kentucky, Paris to Griffith Salon, Candace Beye

August 22, 2024
Sheila Evans
Profiles

Getting a ride to school on your father’s fishing boat sounds like part of a story from Boca Grande’s History Center. Indeed, those stories are favorites around the island. One of the fun and charming...

TikTok vid influencer spurs Fust visits

A viral TikTok video is bringing visitors to see Boca Grande. The June 19 video by a self-proclaimed Florida guide Kishia Vee, calls Boca Grande “One of the cutest beach towns in Florida.” Vee’s...

Gasparilla Inn asks to be ‘Public and Community Benefit’ at Lee meeting

Two items on the Lee County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024 would allow The Gasparilla Inn and properties to be found a “public and community benefit” to presumptively be able...

Gasparilla Inn considers tenant for Railroad Plaza

The Gasparilla Inn is considering a number of retailers for their retail location at Railroad Plaza after the recent closing of The Royal Paw Grooming. “Obviously being retail space there are a...

Truly a ‘wrap up’ of 110th season

Wood eaters BEWARE! Thus read the sign on Sunday, July 14, as The Gasparilla Inn was wrapped for termites, in black, by Truly Nolen. The wrap echoed the work of the artist Christo (except for the...

Alfons Wieschhorster 1939-2024

July 18, 2024
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

Alfons H.V. Wieschhorster passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2024. Born in Merfeld, North Rhein Westphalia, Germany, on October 5, 1939. Alfons immigrated to Canada in 1959 and then the United States...

Gasparilla Inn Letter: Keep Boca Grande as ‘welcoming town’ in all parking discussions

BY BRENT CROSS, PRESIDENT, THE GASPARILLA INN Editor’s note: Wednesday, The Gasparilla Inn sent a Letter to the Editor concerning parking in Boca Grande. The letter, from President and General Manager...

New New Zealand mallets a hit for Gasparilla Inn’s croquet program

Croquet is a game for the ages, and this current age is seeing a surge of interest. The Croquet Club at The Gasparilla Inn is a major player in the sport, so to speak, and recently upped its game by...

Friendly island face seeking help to send WWII vet to ceremony

May 13, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

Veteran John Seelie rediscovered a Japanese silk flag when he was cleaning out boxes in his attack a few years ago. It’s now in a 3-foot by 5-foot frame in his home. Photo by Cathy Joel ■ BY SUE ERWIN Cathy...