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OPINION: CAPT. VAN HUBBARD
Serious costs ahead for advanced wastewater treatment
We have a serious problem with wastewater treatment. We’re dumping…
This date in the Boca Beacon: Galleria closure, Anchor Inn and sunken treasure
FIVE YEARS AGO
Written and produced by Erica Ress Martin and directed by Priscilla Masselink, “Boca Boys” debuted on You…
Many more will be looking at the water
This week, the new Mote SEA Aquarium opened in Sarasota, just outside the University Town Center mall. The oft-told local a…
EcoWatch: Saying goodbye too soon. Jane Goodall 10/1/25
BY DELORES SAVAS
You cannot get through a single day without…
SW Florida Fishing: G.I.F.T.’s 30th coming up!
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
It’s starting to feel like fall here in…
Hurricanes effect on turtle nests; ten remaining as October goes
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY
If you’ve watched the local TV news or read a local newspaper these past couple of weeks…
Arrest for driving under influence
In the early hours of Saturday, Sept. 27, Tanner Stewart was arrested for driving under the influence in Englewood.
At a…
Jet Ski theft at Placida Ramp
The theft of a jet ski in August at the Placida Boat Ramp was reported on Sept. 21.
A black 2021 Yamaha jet ski wa…
Report of trespassing; first believed part of ‘pool party’
Around 3 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, Deputy Angelo Lanni of Lee County Sheriffs Department responded to a report of trespas…
New to Lemon Bay Conservancy Board
Loulie Mauran and Mark Horan have joined the board of the Lemon Bay Conservancy. Both are long-time members who share the g…










