Inn Marina Manager Brian Knight recently received a letter that made him quite happy. It came from Mercury Marine, and declared the Inn Marina to be number one in service, as nominated by their cu…
The Annual Boca Grande Invitational Art Festival is back by popular demand, this weekend, Saturday & Sunday, March 4-5 on the grounds of the Boca Grande Community Center on Park Avenue. The Ar…
Celebrating Dr. Seuss – the man who taught so many the value of reading
Dr. Seuss was a great teacher. He taught the world it could be fun to read. He taught that poetry does not have to be dry…
We have a lot of red tide.
Over the past week,red tide was detected in 171 samples from and offshore of Southwest Florida. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were present in 94 sam…
Boca Beacon backpages
FIVE YEARS AGO
We said goodbye to Pedalin’ Patty, and a new toll system was announced that would be implemented within a few months.
TEN YEARS AGO
Save the Tarpon…
Our lack of ‘comms’ spurs a plan by several islanders
What’s that? I can’t hear you … you’re breaking up. You’re not alone if you feel daily frustration when trying to call out or receive cal…
Gopher tortoises love Gasparilla Island. They gravitate to areas with sun, sand and great weather, not unlike the humans who occupy the island. They are long-lived reptiles – 40 to 60 years in the…
