Tag: Gasparilla Island

OBITUARY: George ‘Skip’ Perry

January 24, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Obituaries

George “Skip” Perry was one in a million, the kindred spirit of kind souls, and he can never be replaced in the lives of his friends, his family, and this island. He passed away in a Sarasota...

PROFILE: ‘Taste’ Chefs, Part II

January 24, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Profiles

This week’s profile may seem a bit confusing on first perusal, but there is a method to our madness. We want to introduce you to the chefs behind “The Taste of Boca Grande,” a few at a time, in the...

Boca Grande Community Planning Panel has returned and is looking for public input

January 17, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Perhaps you noticed an ad in last week’s and this week’s newspaper announcing that the Boca Grande Community Planning Association, Inc. is looking for input from the...

Local historian being sued by ‘orange rock’ residents at the end of 3rd Street over letter to editor in Boca Beacon

January 17, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE In an odd turn of events, the residents at the end of 3rd Street, also known as “the people with the orange rocks,” have targeted local historian and generational Boca Grande...

Road closures to occur in next three weeks

January 17, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Starting this week, for the next three weeks The Gasparilla Inn & Club will be installing storm drainpipe at the intersection of 7th St. and Palm Ave., then progressing across...

Get ready for some mouth-watering BBQ this weekend

January 17, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Bring your appetites and some spending cash this Saturday, Jan. 18 to the barbecue rib luncheon in the Boca Grande Fire Department truck bay to benefit the Boca Grande Firefighters...

‘Tasty’ days ahead: ‘The Taste of Boca Grande,’ part 1

January 17, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE A wise man once said that the reason many women don’t immediately tell their significant other what it is they want to eat, is because they want to eat more than one thing from...

Red tide: ‘It’s a local problem, but also a global problem’

January 17, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN A panel of several scientists spoke to a sold-out crowd at the Boca Grande Community Center on Friday. Jan. 15 about harmful algae blooms (HABs), courtesy of the Barrier Island Parks...

Author David Sparks to release sequel for ‘Pinky Pie’

January 17, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Island author David Sparks will be releasing the sequel to “Burying Pinkie Pie” within the next weeks. “What Carlos Knew” will be available on Amazon.com. “Burying Pinkie Pie” is a...

Bake sale for Baby Ensley planned for January 20

January 17, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Nicole and Chris Cowart have been spending too much time at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando lately. Normally Chis spends his days building homes in Boca Grande, but an...