BY JESS GOSLOWSKI
After countless trips through the Pass without landing a tarpon, I had a feeling this trip would be different.
As we headed out that evening, I looked at my boss, Wendy, and…
Waterspouts are actually tornadoes that form over water and are common in summer months in Charlotte Harbor. There were two around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. Thank you to our Beacon readers…
Get planning for the Boca Grande Fourth of July Golf Cart Parade. The event is an annual July 4th tradition on the island; there are no entry fees and you just need to line up around 8:30 a.m. at th…
The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will consider two cases at its meeting on July 8.
The first case concerns 1000 10th Street. It is a request to change the house’s status from contribut…
At the Boca Grande Fire Department, there were 57 requests for assistance during the month of May. So far this year, the department has responded to 306 calls, up from 299 at this time in 2025.
R…
During an almost four-hour meeting, a majority of the Boca Grande Parking Committee voted 8-4 to allow for a seasonal relaxation of parking restrictions in three-hour parking areas downtown. But bec…
The Gasparilla Island Water Association is in the process of relining its gravity sewer collection system.
The project is being contracted to the company Insituform, which expects to complete the…
Early Friday morning, just after midnight on June 12, a group fishing on the Causeway threatened bridge tenders when they were told to leave.
The emergency call that came in at 12:26 a.m. said th…
BY BETSY F. JOINER GASPARILLA ISLAND MARITIME MUSEUM
The Ladies Howl at the Moon Tarpon Tournament, hosted by the Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum, will be held Saturday, June 20 from 7 to 10 p…
This Saturday, June 13 is the 2026 Red Gill Invitational Tarpon Tournament.
The tournament, hosted by William Woodroffe, raises money for the Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum, helping to preserv…
