To the Editor:
Recently, my wife and I joined a group of Bocagranders to attend a performance of the opera “Carmen” at the Sarasota Opera. The trip was skillfully hosted by Boca Grande’s very own…
To the Editor:
The Boca Grande Historical Society recently learned of the death of John “Jackie” Sullivan. Jackie was one of the many people who contributed to several History Bytes session…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
