Opinion
Local support for our tourism ‘commons’
March 14, 2024
In the English tradition, there is the common. Not common as an adjective, as in ordinary, but the “common” as a noun, as in the places that we all own together, as a public. Many here on Gasparilla…
SW Florida Fishing: Spring is almost here
March 8, 2024
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
The weather has been great the last two weeks and the fish are on the move in the back country.
We are starting to see the snook come back in numbers along with some q…
SW Florida Fishing: Redfish, bluefish, I tie to fish
March 8, 2024
BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR
No, this is not a political conversation, I am talking about my flies for snook and redfish. With the clear water and clear skies, the fish have been easy to spot but hard to…
EcoWatch: Goldilocks Syndrome and the three black bears
March 8, 2024
“The problem is that bears are smart and humans aren’t. We’ll move into a remote area and leave a bag of dog food on our front porch and then panic when we see a bear helping himself.”
William Br…
EcoWatch: Unruly trained dog
March 8, 2024
BY HARRY KALAJIAN
As a dog owner, sooner or later you will opt for some obedience classes.
Owners must realize professional dog trainers are not magicians, they just know the proper steps nee…
Write to us at the Boca Beacon letters page
March 8, 2024
The first part of democracy is sharing your point of view. The Boca Beacon wants to hear from you. We like to hear from you on matters grand, and otherwise, that relate to Boca Grande and her larger…
Letters: Preschool appreciates donors and friends who supported Beach Ball
March 8, 2024
To the Editor:
The Boca Grande Preschool’s annual Beach Ball was held pool side on Monday night at The Gasparilla Inn Beach Club. It was a magical night and a big success thanks to the generosity…
Letters: Thanks to the men of the boat ‘Lucky 13’ who came to assist
March 8, 2024
To the Editor:
We want to thank the two men in their boat “Lucky 13”, whose names we did not catch and who helped us enormously last Friday evening.
We had house guests visiting, Hal and…
Letters: Real reason for the GIBA bridge authority about access to island
March 8, 2024
To the Editor:
I read the brief excerpt and felt that the author left out some important points regarding the creation of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority.
In my 47 years as resident of…
Letters: Artists thank Boca Grande community for support for festival
March 8, 2024
To the Editor:
I want to express my sincere gratitude to everyone in Boca Grande for embracing the Art Festival recently. Art On Park Avenue was very successful and I appreciate being…