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Don’t miss the 36th annual Boca Grande Tarpon Festival
May 11, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT Tarpon season is here, the great fish are biting, and excitement is building in Boca Grande Pass for the 36th annual World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, a long-standing island traditi…
Friends of Stump Pass meeting scheduled for May 22
May 11, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN A public meeting to discuss the nonprofit Friends of Stump Pass is planned to take place at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22 at the Elsie Quirk Library in Englewood. The meeting will cover …
Beacon staff up for seven Florida Press awards this year
May 11, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT
The Florida Press Association recently announced random winners of their Better Weekly Newspaper contest, and the Beacon staff is up for seven top honors in their circulation divisio…
Island LEO beat: Bug in ear leads to possession charge of more than 20 grams, Gulf Boulevard cash theft reported
May 11, 2018
■ STAFF REPORT An island man was arrested last week after Lee County deputies found him in possession of more than 20 grams of marijuana and paraphernalia, as well as a weapon and ammunition. Accor…
Health Clinic announces new board members at annual meeting
May 11, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN The year 2017 was a time of achievements for the Boca Grande Health Clinic. Three new board members were elected at the Boca Grande Health Clinic’s annual meeting held on April 12. T…
Profile: John Gibson
May 11, 2018
■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Bay resident John Gibson started coming to the island in the 1980s, when the fish camp owned by CSX Railroad brought executives and locals together to catch their dinner. John’s…
May 13: Mother’s Day freebie at Mote Aquarium
May 11, 2018
To the Editor: This Mother’s Day, treat your mom to a fun-filled day at Mote Aquarium. Come SEA all the animals, learn about the oceans they call home, and make memories that will last a lifetime. …
Why are we putting up with this Post Office practice?
May 11, 2018
To the Editor: Several years ago I wrote, and the Beacon published, a letter critical of our Post Office and some of its practices. In that article I highlighted their handling of mail which doesn’…
How Jane Carlson fell in love
May 11, 2018
To the Editor: My heart nearly broke upon reading Phil Snyder’ s (executive director of Suncoast Humane Society) article titled, “What about me?” in the Beacon on March 23. Yes, what about them, th…
Fishery property sold once again, this time to island owners who want to keep it ‘to scale’
May 4, 2018
It may sound too good to be true, but it is: The Fishery property has been sold once again, and this time to a Boca Grande family.
Cookie Potter-Feinberg and her husband, Jay Feinberg, closed o…