Author: Boca Beacon

Letter to the Editor: Greater amberjack size limit change approved by FWC

To the Editor: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) today approved changing the minimum size limit for greater amberjack caught in Gulf of Mexico state waters from 30 inches fork...

Letter to the Editor: Sunscreen donations sought for troops

To the Editor:Once again, I have decided to help our American Heroes! I am sending Mary Kay Sunscreen Sets to our Troops overseas, and I will personally match every donation that is given, meaning...

Turnin’ Tides, Tito this weekend

June 19, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

The last two fishing tournaments of the season will be held this weekend in local waters, and then we’ll be saying “buh-bye” for another year. The 2015 Turnin’ Tides Invitational All-Release Tarpon...

Donate in many ways to make a difference for so many with Native Now

June 19, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

This will be a big summer for the Native Now Foundation, and there are several ways you can help make this the most successful fundraising year ever. Do you have good, gently-used clothes to donate?...

New FDEP plumbing rules may affect some island residents

June 19, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT – The Gasparilla Island Water Association would like people to be aware that rules, whose formation began in 1992, have gone into effect that may affect some of their stakeholders...

Florida Warbirds Squadron: Taking to the skies over Boca Grande

June 19, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY CAROLINE CLABAUGH – Having two very important veterans in my life, my father, retired LT Col. Edward “Shorty” Livingston and my husband, former Air Force, Airman First Class, Mark Clabaugh;...

Prestigious amateur golf contest held at Coral Creek Club this year

June 19, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT – Just over the bridge, off Placida Road behind a tiny, unassuming sign, lies one of the most scenic golf courses in the area, The Coral Creek Club. The 18-hole, Tom Fazio designed...

GICIA performs ecological restoration on donated lots

June 19, 2015
Boca Beacon
Featured News, News

SUBMITTED BY THE GICIA – On June 13, the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association (GICIA) successfully completed the ecological restoration of three single family lots owned...

Letter to the Editor: Many thanks for another successful Gasparilla Island Kids Classic

To the Editor:The Board of Directors of Boca Grande Charities, Inc. would like to thank everyone for making the Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament such a great success. In five short...

Letter to the Editor: 2015 Charlotte County homeless point-in-time count

To the Editor:The Homeless Coalition’s 2015 Point-in-Time Count indicates that across Charlotte County during a 24-hour time period, 548 people were considered homeless, as defined by the federal Homeless...