Editorial
Editorial: Bingo Prummelled on McCall Road
December 29, 2023
Raid sets standards for local retail shopping centers
Just before Christmas, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Gaming Control Commission executed a search warrant of two casin…
Rockin’ across the Causeway to little miss dynamite Brenda Lee
December 22, 2023
When traveling the Causeway, one might admit, if pressed, to playing a game of what song happens to be on the radio. If it is a good song (and a particularly good view of the water and sunset), it i…
A margarita cup transformed by a simple story
December 7, 2023
The dedication of the new island Christmas tree gave the island a moment of cultural clarity last Sunday night. It was a perfect evening – the cookies, the weather, the breeze, the sunset.
The c…
GUEST EDITORIAL: SHARING THE RESPONSIBILITY
November 2, 2023
Over the years, I’ve read the Boca Beacon without fail. The best parts of the weekly paper are what I call “The Boca Soaps.” I savor every word. I love the Gilchrist sagas that kept going for severa…
EDITORIAL: Parking subterfuge and dangerous precedents … it must be season again
October 19, 2023
By now you’ve probably already read the story on the front page about how the Lee County Hearing Examiner announced her ruling in favor of the property owner at 161 Gilchrist Avenue. Discussion abou…
EDITORIAL: Paradise just ain’t what it used to be
September 7, 2023
If a hurricane doesn’t leave you dead
It will make you strong.
Don’t try to explain it, just nod your head,
Breathe in, breathe out, move on.
Those words went through my head a time or 1…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Gulf Coast Community Foundation awards $30,000 to Conservation Foundation
August 24, 2023
To the Editor:
The Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast recently received two $15,000 grants from Gulf Coast Community Foundation. These grants were made possible through the Katherine…
EDITORIAL: We are all ‘somebody’ in the history of Gasparilla Island … for better, or for worse
August 17, 2023
There’s so much that has changed in our community in the last year or two. It’s difficult sometimes to wrap our minds around what has happened just since last September, much less the other changes…