Skip to main content

Archives

Army Corps to release Okeechobee lake water beginning Saturday

The United States Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will make releases from the east, west and south out of Lak…

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: No longer on vacation in Boca Grande

You may have noticed a new byline in the Boca Beacon. Behind the byline is the latest addition to the Beacon staff, Anna Ri…

Getting to the heart of the story for women

BY MARY BETH SCHNEIDER I should have died this past summer. Not the illness kind of death, but the drop-dead kind that m…

Letters: Memories of a Chicago street rekindled

Response to last week’s letter from Ron Raedeke on their memories of…

Shorebird nesting season

Shorebird/seabird beach nesting season begins Feb. 15, 2024. Each ne…
,

Bintelli golf cart for auction at March 2 Strawberry Fest

Auction item donations continue to stream in for the March 2 Strawberry Festival. Last year, the big donation prize was a v…
,

Post office expert gives guidance on service options

About 17 Boca Grande citizens came out Saturday, Feb. 9 for a meeting at the Community Center on the situation with the U.S…

New Gasparilla Island Magazine Out

Look out for the March/April edition of Gasparilla Magazine, featuring stories on water aerobics, fly fishing and the Lemon…
,

Dates set for tarpon tournament season

The dates for upcoming Boca Grande tarpon tournaments have been set. “The tournaments” are a great tradition, said Betsy…
,

Manta Ray expert swims into Cape Haze Feb. 22

Jessica Pate, the lead scientist for the Florida Manta Project, will be in town on Thursday, Feb. 22 to speak on The Myster…