Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE We have had lots of great fishing this past week in the back country. Scattered showers and cloud cover have had the mornings feeling cooler than usual and the fish in the back bay have been biting. Lots of really nice sized snook in the high twenty to mid thirty inch […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News, Real Estate, Sports & Outdoors.
Currently, there are three major marina projects on the table on Gasparilla Island and in Cape Haze, and there are no listed buyers or partners yet. The most notable is Eldred’s, which has been formally on the market since early 2024. Eldred’s was listed in March 2024 for a reported $40 million asking price. It […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Breaking News, Sports & Outdoors.
Sally J ends Tournament Season BY BETSY FUGATE JOINER It only took a minute to catch the excitement of friends and families coming together at Scarpa’s Coastal Friday night, Ladies Night Out! A full evening of fun, tables full of exciting raffle prizes, plus a delicious abundance of canapés served and donated by Scarpa’s Coastal. […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Community, Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: My name is Tina Dodge. My family and I have been vacationing in Boca Grande since I was a young child. Some of my greatest memories are in Boca Grande. My parents started out just renting the old Anchor Inn when the ball field was near and we would light fireworks there, […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial.
Just in time for our nation’s 250th Birthday, Walt Disney World will close its Tom Sawyer Island and its companion Liberty Square Riverboat on July 6. The boat, waterway and island will disappear in favor of a Cars-themed attraction. The shuttering and destruction of a Florida theme park ride is not normally of note in […]
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Obituaries.
Helen, but everyone called her Nana, mother of Bette Bowen, is once again dancing with her husband. Mom was born and raised in Wisconsin, where she and Bob raised their nine children on a farm. It was an honor that I’ll miss to have her stay on and off with my family here in Boca, […]
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Volunteers at the toll booth BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY Don’t you just love it when the timing of something works out perfectly? Being in the right place exactly at the right time gives us grins and goosebumps sometimes, even for seemingly simple events. Here are a few turtle-patrol-related examples I noted from the past […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
In 2014, Nancy Sodel’s prized doberman, Cole, was killed after eating the berries and leaves of a coontie palm, which had just been installed in the landscaping of her and her late husband Herb’s house on Railroad Avenue. This week, she found out that those same plants were part of the landscaping plan for the […]
Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
Get the family out this summer Summer is here and it’s hot. We still have great fishing options. Here are some ideas you can consider. First, get out early to beat the heat. Dress with long sleeves, otherwise the sun will fry you. Skin cancer is to be avoided. They help with bugs too, especially […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Education, Profiles.
A foundation for Michigan college education Being labeled a visionary is pretty high praise. That’s the word the Detroit News has chosen to describe Ellen Thompson, long-time winter resident of Boca Grande, as well as summer resident of the Mitten State. Her recognition as a visionary came with the naming of Ellen as one of […]