Work to bring the grounds of the old Placida Fishery project back to life are proceeding, albeit slowly. “We are working with Charlotte County to finalize the utilities and easements,” said Jay Fe…
BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN
After a week of warm weather that gave us the first hint that spring is around the corner, another cold front came through and brought us back to reality that it’s still w…
BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR
I don’t know if I have ever seen the fishing go from so bad to so good so quickly. Part of me worries that the cold and windy weather is not totally behind us, but I love s…
“If you think the environment is less important than the economy try holding your breath while you count your money.” – Guy Mc Pherson, American scientist and professor emeritus of natural resourc…
Thousands of songs have been written about the heart. Depending upon your music genre of choice, we know where “The Heart Of Rock and Roll” is, that “My Heart Will Go On,” and hope to never experi…
On Saturday, March 9, the Boca Grande Woman’s Club invites you to celebrate 75 years of life on our spectacular island by joining us at our annual Bike Path Parade and Spring Fair.
This is the …
The United States Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will make releases from the east, west and south out of Lake Okeechobee, beginning Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, due to heavier-than-norm…
You may have noticed a new byline in the Boca Beacon. Behind the byline is the latest addition to the Beacon staff, Anna Ridilla. She’s new to the Beacon, and even to the newspaper business, but n…
BY MARY BETH SCHNEIDER
I should have died this past summer. Not the illness kind of death, but the drop-dead kind that makes everyone ask “What happened? She was so fit!” Thankfully, it wasn’t …
Shorebird/seabird beach nesting season begins Feb. 15, 2024. Each nesting season, Charlotte County staff installs temporarily fencing and educational signage around solitary and colony nesting are…
