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SW Florida Fishing: Waiting to chew…
March 13, 2025
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
The redfish and snook have been very active in the backcountry this week!
Between the hard south winds and even harder northwest winds, lots of snook and redfish have…
Gift from the Sea: An answer to the conflicts in our lives
March 13, 2025
A favorite beach book, for generations, has been Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s “Gift from the Sea.” It uses shells as a metaphor for fixing the stresses of modern America. The book is ultimately not about…
Bridge Club and Eagle Grille
March 13, 2025
The bridge club members are playing their cards right at Eagle Grille every Monday at 1 p.m. To join in, register at bgdbc.org. Thanks to Eagle Grille and their crew for hosting this event in our co…
Pancake breakfast at the Methodist Church
March 13, 2025
Pancakes are being prepared with cheerful hands! Ginny Bell and Rich Houck are busy at work. Stop in for pancakes every Tuesday through April 8 at the Lighthouse United Methodist Church. See here fo…
Sweetberry treats
March 7, 2025
Abby B ready for some strawberry shortcake from Saturdays Strawberry Festival.
More photos here.
Photo by Heidemarie Burke
Lee Commissioner asks for island meetup on parking
March 7, 2025
Church land use attorney addresses Lee Commission
During the regular Lee County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday morning, March 4, several members of the Boca Grande community, as well as an atto…
Parking document circulating on island
March 7, 2025
The Boca Beacon has received a circulating draft of an updated parking regulation for Gasparilla Island in Lee County. The Beacon asked for a draft copy from the county, but the county did not provi…
Royal Palm Players deal with crazy clients in Craving for Travel
March 6, 2025
BY BOOTS TOOLSDORF
A cast of familiar faces and more than a handful of new faces to the Royal Palm Players’ family will delight you in laughs as the reading Craving for Travel is presented in the…
Tamar Gendler, Yale dean, explores ancient secrets, new insights
March 6, 2025
Unlock the secrets to a more fulfilling life with Tamar Gendler, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Yale University, as she presents “Ancient Secrets to Modern Happiness” on Wednesday, Marc…
Fust Library Foundation holds discussion on book publishing on March 13
March 6, 2025
Have you ever thought of publishing a book? Perhaps your memoir, or the story of your family. Maybe there is a time in world history that you’ve always wanted to research and write about, or there’s…