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Letters: Improved access to beaches with management
To the Editor:
Gasparilla Island State Park is an oceanfront treasure. This resource is currently underused. The state p…
Charlotte County adds to beach funds at Tuesday meeting
Charlotte County approved an amendment to an agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the reno…
Wrapping up another year and wishing you a very Merry Christmas
We tend to reflect more at this time of the year, especially as we get no younger. I’m so thankful to still be living here…
This date in the Boca Beacon: Whidden’s restoration and museum
FIVE YEARS AGO
GIWA’s Water Reclamation Facility had completed th…
Such are promises during an eventful week
Christmas is on, even at the Baby Publix, where The Salvation Army i…
She said ‘Yes!’
On Nov. 30 at the Port Boca Grande Lighthouse beach, Austin Taylor proposed to Hannah Amen, and she accepted! Hannah is…
Sidemen of Note at the Crowninshield
Tab Laven, Eddie Kilgallon and Jeff Dayton with Sidemen of Note performed to a sold-out crowd on Tuesday evening, Dec. 9 at…
Fa La La La Luncheon
United Women in Faith hosted the Fa La La La Luncheon on Monday, Dec. 8 at Lighthouse United Methodist Church. The luncheon…
The Island Golfer: Lemon Bay and Coral Creek chart their paths forward
Change is inevitable is an oft-used phrase that applies to most everything in life. No more so than around here where the l…
EcoWatch: Controversy and facts collide on Dec. 6 … bear hunt
Hunting is not a sport. In a sport both sides should know they’re in the game.
Paul Rodriguez, comedian and writer born…










