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June 6, 2024
BY VAN HUBBARD Fishery management, especially when it comes to sharks, is a problem we need to deal with. Sharks are perfected killing machines. They have developed and survived over hundreds…

June 6, 2024
To the Editor: Did anyone bite you at work today? On average, nearly 15 mail carriers per day will say, “Yes.” Here in Boca Grande, we do not have delivery services, but we would like the p…

June 6, 2024
The issue of parking in Boca Grande came up, yet again. Like so many issues that involve the island, it came up after most of the seasonal regulars had left, and cannot be heard. A quick recap. T…

May 30, 2024
Editor’s Note: Harry Kalajian has been a local dog trainer since 2014, and a regular columnist on dog training for the Beacon. We will miss his thoughts and his optimistic attitude on training dogs…

May 30, 2024
“We can see from space how the human race has changed the earth. Nearly all the available land has been cleared of forest and is now used as agricultural or urban development. The polar ice-caps are…

May 30, 2024
BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN We are in the heart of tarpon season and you can get out there and catch a tarpon just about any way you like to fish for them. If you’ve never caught a tarpon, now is the t…

May 30, 2024
BY ARLENE HALL BGSTA SECRETARY  With summer vacations finally here, this seems to be the prime time of year to create elaborate, towering sandcastles perhaps surrounded by a deep, wide moat that…

May 30, 2024
Saturday event benefits Maritime Museum BY BETSY FUGATE JOINER, PRESIDENT GASPARILLA ISLAND MARITIME MUSEUM The mighty “silver king” has been making a spectacular show in the Pass. Fishing act…

May 30, 2024
If readers head to the end of 5th Street in Boca Grande, they will see a seaside attraction like no other. It is a wood fence, built completely across the whole length of the street, blocking access…

May 23, 2024
“We are notorious for ‘running around self-righteously declaring our rights to this and to that. But if we were to reflect upon the millions ‘ran’ across bloodied battlefields so that we would have…