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Memories of September 11, 2001: 20 years has proved that our lives will never be the same…

September 10, 2021
On the evening of September 11, 2001, there were many types of reactions taking place in homes across the country, and around the world. Whether you were in New York City, in the middle of Iowa or i…

Power lines down, a fight that really wasn’t, boating issues and a bug in the ear

September 10, 2021
On Thursday, Sept. 2 firefighters responded to the area of 14th Street and Gasparilla Road at approximately 3 p.m. for downed power lines. When they arrived, they found that a truck had become entan…

PROFILE: Sarah McDonald

September 3, 2021
Sitting in the middle of Sarah McDonald’s coffee table is a fascinating turtle sculpture, carved to look as if it was emerging from the water. One cheerio was also sitting on the table, placed caref…

As faculty, directors decide to allow ‘opt-out’ masking to continue, first case of COVID reported at TIS

September 3, 2021
Two new updates developed over the Labor Day weekend for Island School students, parents and faculty, after a somewhat controversial week preceding. Not only did the faculty and board of directors o…

COVID positive patients welcome at new Regeneron clinic in East Englewood

August 27, 2021
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 Road…

Is it red tide … or something else?

August 27, 2021
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 c…

PROFILE: Capt. Tater Spinks

August 27, 2021
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 known…

From the Boca Grande History Center: Delmar Fugate and the Pink Elephant (Part II of a series)

August 27, 2021
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 C…

Captains For Clean Water sits down with the Boca Beacon about Everglades restoration, USACE and clean water

August 27, 2021
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 search…

Fred was a dud, Grace got lost … what’s next?

August 20, 2021
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 than…