Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
“If you smile when you see a Butterfly, you have happiness in your soul.” Diana Cooper, poet and author The beautiful Monarch butterfly has been in the news recently, not because of its beauty it provides to our gardens and to our lives, but to report the sad news that the iconic Monarch butterfly is […]
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE The snook have been biting in the backcountry this week! Lots of really nice sized snook have begun to show up around the mangrove islands and they have been hungry. From shrimp and pilchards to artificial if you can find a deep edge you are likely to find some snook! The […]
Written by VAN HUBBARD on . Posted in Columns, Opinion, Sports & Outdoors.
Many things seem more challenging this year. We survived multiple hurricanes and most of us suffered damage, many severe. Red tides hang around threatening us, challenging us to work around minimum big-fish kills so far. So how can you construct a plan that increases your odds of fishing success? We have sophisticated tools that allow […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Columns, Opinion.
BY JAY WHIPPLE In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus tells the story of a wealthy man who lived in comfort while a poor man named Lazarus suffered just beyond his gates. Though the rich man ignored Lazarus in life, he later found himself in torment, realizing too late that his selfishness had consequences beyond what […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Featured News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
The Princeton Fishing Team has once again returned to Boca Grande for their annual spring fishing trip. Their trip is a spring tradition that began about 35 years ago, and which continues to this day. For several weeks every year in February and March members of the team, which number about 20 ladies and gentlemen, […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will install new pavement and bicycle markings to make it for safer bicyclists who cross the bridge. “We have bikes, we have cars,” said GIBA Executive Director Kathy Banson. “We had a unicycle last week.” The markings were announced at a special board meeting on Wednesday, March 19. The new […]
Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Breaking News, News.
Easter is almost a month away, but plans are under way among Boca Grande churches to honor the religious foundations of this holiday by holding special services on Easter Sunday and the week leading up to Easter, which is April 20 this year. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church will begin the Easter festivities early with a […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Opinion, Sports & Outdoors.
BY GRAY INDELICATO I have been waiting 14 years to operate a golf cart on Gasparilla. It started with a toy golf cart at age three, then progressed to my dad’s lap, and now finally at age 14 I’m told to wait a few more years due to a new law in Florida. A golf […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Community History, Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: The Boca Grande Historical Society History Bytes for this season is in the “Books!” I can’t say enough about what a wonderful group of speakers shared a “Byte”! A special THANK YOU to all who attend and continue to support our “History Byte” programs. We began our season with a great event […]
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We cling to the notion of free will, believing our decisions are the product of rational thought. But what if our choices are subtly steered by unseen forces? Recent studies, like those that will be highlighted in Tamar Gendler’s talk on Wednesday, March 19, reveal that we are far more susceptible to hidden influences than […]