The Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce will present the inaugural Art on Park street festival on Saturday, Feb. 24 and Sunday, Feb. 25. The Chamber event will be held this year in collaboration with lo…
BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN
With the cool weather we had over the holiday’s, targeting snook had to take a back seat to some great pompano, speckled trout and ladyfish fishing in our area. Cloudy, cool…
In December, there have been several occasions where I came across Asterias forbesi, the Forbes sea star.
Forbes sea stars are known as the common “sea star” and are found in the littoral zones o…
Wednesday, the Auxiliary Emergency Radio Communications System, or AUXCOMM system went live. The system was successfully tested by members of the Island EOC Emergency Communications & Interopera…
The four digit … It’s the time of year to check on and update your listing in the 4-Digit Phone Book. Since 1991, the Boca Beacon has published this reference text, one of the last remaining resid…
Boca Grande has a new officer in charge of the island from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Lt. Michael Sawicki. Lt. Sawicki (above, at right) is familiar with Boca Grande, having served as the reci…
Croquet is a game for the ages, and this current age is seeing a surge of interest. The Croquet Club at The Gasparilla Inn is a major player in the sport, so to speak, and recently upped its game by…
As crowds thronged through Boca Grande on New Year’s Day, there was a festive tone, as the weather had broken and hit somewhere around 72, depending on where you were.
While optimism for the New…
BY BILL AND KATIE CALDWELL
Note: Boca Beacon readers Bill and Katie Caldwell visited Tanzania and Rwanda with guide Adam Nkinde of Wilderness First Travel after hearing him speak at the Community…
Doro Bush Koch will speak on the topic of mindfulness on Thursday, Jan. 18 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church at 4 p.m.
Most of us won’t experience what it’s like to have people we love, members of…
