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PIGSKIN PICK’EM
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Columns, News, Sports & Outdoors.
DOG LIFE
Written by Harry Kalajian, MDT on . Posted in Columns, News.
ECOWATCH
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Opinion.
ETC: Around the island
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community, Police & Fire.
THIS DATE IN THE BOCA BEACON
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Community History.
FIVE YEARS AGOWe said a quiet goodbye to the folks at The Fishery who had been there for so many years, like the Albrittons and Hatch Gallery. TEN YEARS AGOLee County Commissioners chucked a rock at a hornet’s nest, as they proposed a Gilchrist parking plan that set the island abuzz. FIFTEEN YEARS AGOIt wasn’t […]
Shore thing? Sand regifting at its finest on Boca Grande beaches
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.
The old NBC soap opera “Days of Our Lives” opens with actor MacDonald Carey voicing over the phrase, “Like sands through the hourglass, these are the days of our lives.” That might be the same introduction to any documentary on the beaches of Gasparilla Island. Each day, and through each storm, the sand moves, returns […]
Doro Bush Koch & South African Bishop Headline St. Andrew’s Speakers
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community, Entertainment.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church has set its special events and speakers for 2023-24 season. “Their Faith And …” series includes Doro Bush Koch, who will speak Thursday, Jan. 18 at 4 p.m. on “Mindfulness in an Uncertain World.” She is daughter and sister to two U.S. presidents and founder of the wellness company BB&R. Lisa […]
Capstan to lead golf tourney sponsorship
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community, Sports & Outdoors.
Along with a new venue, the Educate Boca Golf Scramble has a new Lead Presenting Sponsor – Capstan Financial Consulting Group. This year’s tournament at Wellen Park Golf and Country Club on Nov. 6, 2023 will feature Capstan, a member of the Wells Fargo Advisors Financial network, on their swag and program. Capstan has donated […]
Captiva height issue draws letter from Florida commerce
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in News.
A relaxation of height restrictions offered to the South Seas Resort on Captiva Island by the Lee County Board of County Commissioners has resulted in a sharp letter of rebuke from the state of Florida’s Department of Commerce. The October 6 letter from James D. Stansbury, chief of the state’s Department of Community Planning and […]