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BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE The middle of winter arctic fronts have arrived here in southwest Florida, but the backcountry fishing has been unbrrr-lievably good! With nighttime air temperatures consistently in the 40s this past week, water temperatures have dropped substantially on the flats. But, unlike most people, the large speckled seatrout have been fired up. […]
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The Englewood Chamber held a Ribbon Cutting for The Coral Shoppe For People, Pets & Home located on Dearborn Street in Englewood on Thursday, January 9. Jane Moyer, former owner of The Island Dog Boutique in Boca Grande, opened the store in 2024. She is shown holding the scissors. Photo by Caroline
Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
We are now two weeks into a moderate bout of red tide. If you want to study the science of red tide, explore sites like Mote Marine Lab or any of the other facilities that are researching it. Information can be found at Red Tide Task Force and Harmful Algal Bloom Task Force. Gov. Ron […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
The Boca Beacon is a community enterprise. It is part of a great American tradition, the independent, family-owned community weekly newspaper. This week, we want to thank the local contributors who share their news with us each week. If you look at a community weekly newspaper anywhere in the U.S. from the 19th or 20th […]
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After hurricanes this fall, Barrier Island Parks Society has been working to prepare the Range Light and surrounding areas for visitors. Those repairs include the irrigation system, pavers and soil stabilization. A story Friday in the Boca Beacon indicated that BIPS announced that the Range Light was “restored”. That is incorrect, as repairs to the lighthouse identified by BIP’s consulting engineers are anticipated to be made […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
Have you ever heard of a dog winning the Medal of Honor? I hadn’t until I became a Certified Mentor for the NYC chapter of SCORE. Now my days are filled with mentoring two theater companies, a photography studio, a bridal designer, a tour bus company, several social media companies, two skincare brands, an accounting […]
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This season the Boca Grande Art Center is pleased and grateful to offer rotating displays of their exhibiting artists’ works at the island’s recently re-opened Crews Bank & Trust on Park Avenue. First to be featured this month are several encaustic monotype pieces by Susan Shaffer, a founding member of the BGAC and 45-year island […]
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Lee County Solid Waste has announced that debris collection for Hurricane Milton has concluded for unincorporated areas of mainland Lee County in addition to Boca Grande, Captiva and Pine Island. Collections on the sparsely populated islands of Upper Captiva, Useppa and Cayo Costa are ongoing. The county is now reminding residents of unincorporated mainland Lee […]
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The Gasparilla Island Tennis Classic opens on Saturday, Jan. 18. The all-island tournament, sponsored by the Boca Beacon’s publisher, Dusty Hopkins, will be held at the Boca Bay Pass Club, The Gasparilla Inn Tennis Club and the Boca Grande Club. It is all about bringing the island’s tennis players together. “I get the most out […]
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Boca Grande residents called Lee County about the dead mullet on beaches. As of Wednesday, Lee County Parks & Recreation had brought a dumpster and a surf rake to beaches. The equipment, according to Betsy Clayton, a spokesperson for Lee County, is specifically designed to clean up fish-kills and other beach debris. “The dumpster has […]