Author: Marcy Shortuse
The Florida insurance deadfall: Factors working against homeowners and buyers make it easy to see that reform is needed
These are tricky waters to navigate, and you will often feel like you’re the only one on your side. Quite often, that is the case.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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‘The Gateway Project’ to Gasparilla Island discussed by the Boca Grande Disaster Relief Fund
Upon taking that first journey onto the island on the heels of Hurricane Ian, there are sights that were seen that many will never forget. The tall pines down across the Boca Grande Causeway after...
BOCA GRANDE’S (NOT SO) ACCUWEATHER FORECAST
Boca Beacon backpages
A fond farewell to ‘The Tack Room’ on Gilchrist
The old “Tack Room” cottage that sat in the front of the home at 161/181 Gilchrist Avenue is now gone, but the old “Octopus Tree” appears to be completely intact. In fact, it looks even more impressive...
BOCASCOPES
Boca Beacon backpages
EDITORIAL: Will the people still come when the service workers can’t stay?
Retirees and investors may still be flocking to Florida to find that “perfect life” or great investment opportunity, but unless more insurance regulation bills are written and passed, or more insurance...
THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON
Boca Beacon backpages
FIVE YEARS AGO
Red tide was insane, so much so that we had “fish disposal” dumpster sites available to the public. GIBA talked about changing the name of the Boca Grande...
Gettin’ some weathah down heah! Yikes!
Weather was the top story this week, as we went from sweltering hot with little rain to some decent storms and rainfall. There were even a few tense moments on Father’s Day morning when the phone alerts...
Red Gill finishes the tarpon season, Boca Blue takes the win
The magic number was three for the 2023 Red Gill Invitational Tarpon Tournament, as three tarpon were released and three anglers took the top prize in the tournament. Capt. Sandy Melvin, Bob Melvin...