COVID positive patients welcome at new Regeneron clinic in East Englewood
Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Englewood on Monday, Aug. 23 to announce the opening of a new monoclonal antibody treatment at the Tringali Community Center, 3460 N. Access Road off McCall Road (State Ro…
Is it red tide … or something else?
Submitted by the Boca Grande Health Clinic
Like allergies or the flu, red tide ebbs and flows with the season. And when it’s present along the coast and blown onshore, it can cause a variety of…
PROFILE: Capt. Tater Spinks
Mary calls him “My Salty Dog Redneck Fisherman.” It’s an affectionate nickname that only a wife could get away with calling a husband of 40 years. That fisherman is John “Tater Spinks, better know…
From the Boca Grande History Center: Delmar Fugate and the Pink Elephant (Part II of a series)
Submitted by the Boca Grande History Center
In our August 6 edition of the Boca Beacon we ran part I to this series featuring the Fugate family of Boca Grande, compiled from Boca Grande History…
Captains For Clean Water sits down with the Boca Beacon about Everglades restoration, USACE and clean water
With record-breaking deaths of the manatee, red tide, Piney Point and the Lake Okeechobee debate, organizations like Captains for Clean Water are moving front and center. As citizens not only sear…
Fred was a dud, Grace got lost … what’s next?
While Fred came and went with a whimper, and Tropical Storm Grace turned into Hurricane Grace but decided to visit Mexico, Gasparilla Island has received more rain from afternoon thunderstorms tha…
The question of insurance liability and sidewalks: We may save our pink pump, our outdoor seating and our flowers, but at what cost?
While Lee County Ordinance NO. 21-XX, presented at the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting last Wednesday, sounds like a great way to allow us to “keep Boca Grande, Boca Grande,” and t…
PROFILE: Laquanda Dixon
On a sunny August morning in Boca Grande Laquanda Dixon took a short break to sit out by the fountain and answer a few questions about her work at the Boca Grande Health Clinic, her ties to the is…
Storm season is right for kite surfing Gasparilla Sound
Tami and Ralph Bellon kite together in Gasparilla Sound locally but the couple travels literally to where the wind takes them. “We love all the diverse walks of life that kitesurfing appeals to. W…
GIBA board discusses toll revenue, bridge painting and more at quarterly board meeting
Submitted by the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority
Toll revenue was up by comparison with the same months in 2020 by 10 percent in discount passes and 21 percent in cash (non-discounted) tolls…