Author: Boca Beacon

Indian tacos to be served this Saturday

June 26, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

On Saturday, June 27 a new twist on lunch will be served in the courtyard next to Hudson’s Grocery beginning at 11 a.m. The Native Now Foundation will be serving Indian tacos as a fundraiser for continuing...

Visitor loses ring worth 100K

June 26, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

Finders keepers, losers weepers, indeed. According to a report provided by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, a visitor to the island lost a ring worth $100,000 during her stay. The report states...

MS fundraiser is just another 150-mile ride to Boots and Dick

June 26, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT – Some people like adding a little challenge to their charity. Boots and Dick Tolsdorf are just such people. In a move that is, amazingly, not unusual for them, the Tolsdorfs are...

Get out that camera, watch your backlighting and make your pet a star through SHS

June 26, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

Suncoast Humane Society’s 2016 Pet Calendar Photo Contest is in full swing. So dust off your cameras and primp your pets for the chance to have your pet’s photo featured on the front cover of this...

Fallout from Scott’s veto pen hits Gasparilla Island

June 26, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT – Among the record setting number of items, worth a combined $461 million, that fell to Florida Governor Rick Scott’s veto pen, was a large appropriation for Gasparilla Island State...

Volunteers needed for annual scallop search

June 26, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

Join Florida Sea Grant, UF/IFAS Lee County Extension and the Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation by participating in the 2015 Pine Island Sound Scallop Search, a resource-monitoring program in...

Want to experience the estuaries up close?

June 26, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT – Sometimes, to understand something, you have to be willing to dive right in.The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is hoping that bringing people into close contact...

Turtles are getting busy on island beaches

June 26, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Sea turtle season is heating up, with hatches about to begin and large numbers of nests to be found on island beaches. So far we have 283 nests, as well as seven green turtle...

Profile: Nancy Lynne Hyde

June 26, 2015
Boca Beacon
Profiles

BY JACK SHORT – For Nancy Lynne Hyde, family is everything. When asked what inspires her, innervates her, she didn’t hesitate to say that she loves working with kids and spending time with her...

Take the kids to see Prince Rama next Wednesday

June 26, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

Meet masked characters from Bali, the enchanting Indonesian island, and participate in a mask dance-drama based on the adventurous story of Prince Rama on Wednesday, July 1 at 3 p.m. This great myth...