PETS OF THE WEEK
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IT’S GONE
The Whispering Bench has been demolished as of this morning at 10:45 a.m.
People started making phone calls at about 7 a.m. this Saturday morning, April 22.
“It’s...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Regarding 161/181 Gilchrist
To the Editor:
Regarding 161/181 Gilchrist Avenue:
As I said at the meeting, “When Mrs. Crowninshield’s hand-carved coral bench met its’ demise by a sledgehammer and was thrown...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Many thanks to the community
Dear Boca Bay and Boca Grande friends,
I want to say THANK YOU for all of the support that you have shown me as I have discovered my cancer diagnosis and started to undergo treatment. I have...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Island resident thanks BGHPB for Gilchrist Avenue decision
To the Editor:
It was nice to know that five rows of legal representatives and assorted experts did not carry the day on April 12 when the Historic Preservation Board met to hear proposals...
OBITUARY: Elsie Bracken
Elsie Selden Bracken, 90, died April 15, 2023, peacefully at home in Boca Grande, FL. She was born in North Carolina. She lived in Sarasota and later moved to Boca Grande, in 1978.
She was...
Follow-up to last week’s PanCan Walk article …
The Boca Grande PurpleStride PanCan walk to raise funds for research and treatment of pancreatic cancer that we wrote about last week will be held on April 29, meeting under the sunshade at the...
THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON
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FIVE YEARS AGO
The Boca Grande Garden Club celebrated their 20 year anniversary with a tea party at the home of Nora Lea Reefe. The Island School art exhibit showcased...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The Out-of-Order Row is now empty and available for seating
To the Editor:
I bet you would have used the Out-of-order Row at least once this past season.
Did you have a bad cough because of Red Tide? You would have gone directly to the Out-of-order...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: No McMansions, please
To the Editor:
I admit to being a die-hard gawker of the beautiful homes on BG – all types, but especially the architectural gems along the perimeter of the island. For me the only city...