Tag: Gasparilla Island

2018 Year in Review: The year of red tide and lots of good-byes

December 28, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Every year in paradise has its merits, don’t get us wrong … but this year could have been better. Red tide was the headline stealer of the year, taking precedence over even the...

Christmas at the Crowninshield

December 28, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ For many, many years Santa has taken a moment on Christmas Eve to stop by the Crowninshield Community House to see the children of the island before he begins his work around the world, and this...

Boca Grande Historical Society Luncheon to feature Florida’s gilded age

December 28, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARY BESS Expert on Gilded Age Art and Architecture Chelsea Bruner will be the luncheon speaker at the Boca Grande Historical Society’s Luncheon and Tour of Homes, to be held on Thursday,...

LEO update: Stolen vehicle, DUI result after truck found stuck under house

December 28, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
Police & Fire

■ STAFF REPORT A stolen vehicle find and a DUI were the result of a call based upon a truck stuck under a house on E. Railroad Avenue. According to Lee County Sheriff’s Office reports, on...

Profile: Dave Horton

December 28, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

You may not know his name or recognize his face, but if you read the Boca Beacon on a regular basis, Dave Horton has most likely put a smirky grin on your face many times over the past 15 years....

Obituary: Guy R. Horgan

December 28, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Obituaries

Guy Robert Horgan succumbed to a virus that affected his heart. He died in his sleep on August 6, 2018. He was 27. Guy was born in Exeter, New Hampshire to Robert and Darcy Horgan and raised in New...

No Farmer’s Market today due to weather

December 21, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

Let’s try it again next Friday.

A time-honored tradition: The Boca Grande Baptist Church to celebrate 110 years

December 21, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN As a labor of love, a small congregation has worked to preserve an island landmark over the past century. The historic First Baptist Church of Boca Grande will in 2019 celebrate the...

Island woman dies after vehicle accident

December 21, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT On Tuesday, Dec. 18 an island woman lost her life after the vehicle she was driving was involved in a traffic accident with a UPS truck. At approximately 4:04 p.m. Cassie Kernan,...

Architecture of our ‘Gilded Age’ explored

December 21, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT A n expert on Gilded Age art and architecture, Chelsea Bruner will be the luncheon speaker at the Boca Grande Historical Society’s Tour of Homes and Luncheon on Thursday,...