BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR
With a couple very cold evenings the water temps have really started to fall. What seems to be different this winter is the amount of rainfall we are still experiencing. Th…
The Hermitage Artist Retreat will preview a new arts program on Friday, Jan. 5 at 5 p.m. on the Hermitage Beach on Manasota Key.
This new program will offer a glimpse into the creative pro…
Terry Seitz travels the world for his furniture business and takes the Boca Beacon. But this time I’m vacationing on the trail to Machu Picchu, Peru.
It was declared a Peruvian Historic Sanctu…
Barrier Island Parks Society hosted the evening Dec. 9, 2023. The crowd was welcomed by Scott Feringa and Sharon McKenzie. The evening proved to be a festive time as many attendees arrived to cele…
The new season of Mote Marine Laboratory’s “Coffee With A Scientist” got off to a great start with scientist Dana Wetzel on Tuesday, Dec. 12, at the Boca Grande Community Center. Wetzel shared sto…
It was just over a year ago that 16-year-old Penelope Griggs Doerge, called “Penny” by her family and friends, died at home in Glen Cove, N.Y. of a common but exceedingly difficult genetic disorde…
There is not much good to be said about the recent worldwide COVID pandemic, but at least one person has found a silver lining for that terrible time. She discovered that she could work from home….
Tim Zimmerman and The King’s Brass will present hymn classics with a contemporary flair at Lighthouse United Methodist Church of Boca Grande on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, at 7 p.m.
The King’s Bras…
As the Boca Grande North condo complex continues its building renovations, their association is just beginning an entire landscaping process for Cole Island.
“We have 38 royal palms to line…
Contractors from Harper Little are this week rebuilding the trademark octagonal steeple of First Baptist Church. The reconstruction was not easy with eight sides that get narrow at the top. Accord…
