Letters to the Editor
Letters: Boycott threat should not be tolerated
June 5, 2025
To the Editor:
Bravos and kudos to South Beach Grille’s Bart DeStafano’s letter to the editor of the Boca Beacon of May 30. Every issue Bart addressed was SPOT ON! I encourage everyone to REREAD…
Letters: Commissioners need to be asked about two-hour parking proposal
May 29, 2025
To the Editor:
Thank you for allowing a comment here regarding the downtown two-hour suggested parking time. Regrettably I was unable to comment at the May 13 meeting. But I was hoping to ask the…
COLUMNS: BART DESTEFANO
May 29, 2025
Restrictions on beach parking will affect livelihoods
BY BART DESTEFANO, SOUTH BEACH BAR & GRILL
I am writing in response to the proposed restricted parking measures in Boca Grande. While…
Letters: How many cars do we have to have before it is crowded?
May 22, 2025
To the Editor:
As Yogi Berra once said about Coney Island, “Nobody goes there anymore, it’s too crowded.” Are we going to turn Gasparilla Island into Coney Island? How many cars do we have to ha…
Letters: Thank you to hotel’s leadership and staff during this long hurricane recovery
May 15, 2025
To the Editor:
It’s hard to believe that six months ago our restaurants were not open, the town and many homes were underwater, we lost our post office, and the centerpiece of our island, The Gas…
Letters: Time for action
May 1, 2025
To the Editor:
It is hard to dispute that the residential roadways of Boca Grande have become overwhelmed with parked cars. The issue has increased steadily, to the point that the streets in our…
Letters: Temp, Hudson’s, Sisters on beach visit
April 24, 2025
To the Editor:
I am writing in opposition to proposed changes in Boca Grande parking and to briefly mention our experience. We vacationed yearly in Boca Grande since 1992 renting for a week…
Letters: Dogs for Dogs bark thanks for Suncoast Humane
April 17, 2025
To the Editor:
On behalf of Suncoast Humane Society, we would like to extend heartfelt thanks to the Boca Grande community for the generous support it showed at the 5th Annual Dogs for Dogs fundr…
Letters: Praise for youth’s op-ed on carts
April 10, 2025
To the Editor:
I would like to commend Gray Indelicato’s Opinion: “Golf Carts: Don’t blame the operator, etc.”, was brilliant.
His observation of irresponsibility is not age relate…
Letters: Obligation only for churchgoers to walk 50 feet
April 10, 2025
To the Editor:
I quote a very abbreviated part of your editorial for April 4 –
“What passed on Tuesday … was a horrible, horrible … ordinance… that the churches could not have Christmas servic…