Author: Boca Beacon

Boil water over the weekend, keep posted with Water Association

August 7, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

Water service was interrupted for most of the island for several hours on Thursday, Aug. 6. As of 3 p.m., water pressure had been restored, though a boil-water notice will be in effect for at least the...

Profile: Mary Smedley

August 7, 2015
Boca Beacon
News, Profiles

BY JACK SHORT – Three years ago, I wrote my first profile. The subject was a former ambassador to Morocco and an undersecretary general of the United Nations. I could barely fit his resume on...

Divers: Display flag, boaters, be aware

August 7, 2015
Boca Beacon
Editorial

Submitted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission – Whether diving in Pensacola, scalloping in the Big Bend, lobstering in the Florida Keys or seeing the sights below the water’s...

Come to the Mote Aquarium and help celebrate their birthday with a low admission fee

To the Editor:In honor of Mote Marine Lab’s 60th anniversary, Florida residents are invited to discover the wonders of Mote Aquarium for just $6 every Saturday this September. This year, Mote...

GICIA facilitates parking ordinance revision

July 24, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

Boca Grande has gorgeous beaches and, even though they are public, they have a wonderful way of giving beach goers a sense of privacy. As Boca Grande becomes more popular as a beach destination, the...

Progress made in case filed against BGIPOA, TSIHA and others

July 24, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT – Defendants have begun to answer accusations made against them in a lawsuit over access to Three Sisters Island. The lawsuit was filed almost immediately after the resolution...

STT and PTTS choose jury over magistrate

July 24, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT – Both Silver King Entertainment, LLC and Save the Tarpon, Inc. would rather their case be heard by a judge and a jury of peers than a magistrate. The Charlotte County Court...

Mote scientists to research protected grouper in novel study

July 24, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY KAITLYN FUSCO – Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are conducting a novel study of the protected goliath grouper offshore of Lee and Charlotte counties to understand where and when these fish...

GIBA announces bridge construction updates

July 24, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

A new update from the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority shows that vehicle traffic on the Boca Grande Causeway can expect delays at various times during the next few months. Kathy Banson-Verrico,...

PROFILE: Gene Glidden

July 24, 2015
Boca Beacon
News, Profiles

BY JACK SHORT – Gene Glidden is soft-spoken, ruddy-cheeked man whose cheerful demeanor belies the ruthlessness of the man who sits atop a commercial and residential painting empire. Just kidding. But...