Recently I made a trip to California to see our children and grandchildren. We spent some time in the area from LA to Santa Barbara. As we visited the areas mentioned I began to notice that the ma…
The Department of State cannot request the listing of the Boca Grande Residential Historic District in the National Register now due to a majority of owner objections, but they are required to sub…
The death toll for the first half of 2021 is greater than it was in the entirety of previous years
While natural selection does play a part in the lifespan of all species in nature, the record-…
The first Jay Joiner Memorial Belt Buckle was given out the year after he passed away, in 1993. The buckle is engraved with an eagle, which represents the best fisherman nature has to offer, and a…
BY T MICHELE WALKER – Croquet is believed to have been first played by thirteenth-century French peasants who fashioned ad hoc mallets to whack wooden balls through hoops made of willow bra…
In a 1984 Boca Beacon, the late Carey Johnson covered the origin of two of the oldest Island churches and the early families who supported their creation. Carey Johnson was the father of Robert Joh…
BY T MICHELE WALKER – After a summer of being closed due to COVID restrictions, musical theater summer camp is back on stage at The Lemon Bay High School Theater. From the looks of it, the children…
BY TONYA BRAMLAGE – You’ve probably seen them scattered along the bike path, in parks, or in other certain public areas. A simple-looking bench with a little plaque or engraving on it with words, q…
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – School might be out for the summer, but the learning hasn’t stopped. At the Boca Grande Community Center’s traditional summer camp, which started one week after school let out, …
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Elsa couldn’t make up her mind what she wanted to be when she grew up, and went back and forth from a tropical storm to a hurricane, and back to a tropical storm in a matter of …
