Editorial
Who are these groups of cyclists around Cape Haze?
June 24, 2022
Submitted by Don Elford
If you live in the Cape Haze area, you have certainly observed many cyclists while you are out and about. There are many groups of riders and solo riders living or visit…
EDITORIAL: A first time fishing this writer will never forget
June 24, 2022
The intrepid staff of the Boca Beacon took off last Sunday afternoon for a few hours of team-building and camaraderie. We were not informed which boat would be taking us out, so we were highly imp…
EDITORIAL: The degradation of Sarasota Bay
May 19, 2022
Determining the annual pollutant loading flowing into Sarasota Bay is estimated by pollutant loading models. These “estimates” of pollutant loading are based upon uncalibrated and unverified model…
Calusa Waterkeeper and Brain Chemistry Labs pioneer collaborative research on HAB toxins in our area
May 5, 2022
Using the most sensitive technology available for detecting harmful algal bloom (HAB) toxins, the Calusa Waterkeeper (CWK) research team started airborne toxin monitoring in July 2021 at eight loc…
EDITORIAL: A thank you to you, in a very big way
April 29, 2022
Sometimes you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. Whether we’re talking about the freedom to roam around the world without masks and vaccination records, or the multiple choices we used to…
This date in the Boca Beacon …
April 14, 2022
FIVE YEARS AGO
In celebration of Florida Lighthouse Day, 108 lucky people climbed the Gasparilla Island Light (formerly known as the Rear Range Light). They were the first-ever civilians to acc…
EDITORIAL: Lake O update – We made a difference!
November 26, 2021
Over the past several months many of you joined me in voicing our displeasure with the future management plan for Lake Okeechobee, known as LOSOM. Last spring, the Army Corps of Engineers offered …
EDITORIAL: We say goodbye, and thank you, to Jungle Joe
November 26, 2021
They say that everyone is expendable, when it comes to a job. No matter how well you do it, how long you’ve been there, whether there’s no one else there who even remotely has a clue as to how to …
Lit Forum is back with ‘Circe’ November 4
October 22, 2021
To the Editor:
The Literature Forum is back and looking forward to inaugurating its 2021-22 season on Thursday, November 4th, with a presentation of “Circe” by Madeline Miller. This follo…