Written by Staff Report on . Posted in News.
The May/June edition of Gasparilla Magazine is out, featuring stories on water quality organizations, Boca Grande brands and Florida’s 3,500-year-old Senator Tree. Plus, this edition includes our Tarpon Times Guide to the Season, printed on high-quality glossy magazine paper for the first time ever. Keep an eye on your mailboxes for the new edition or […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Breaking News, News.
$40 plus million price hoped The Placida marina Eldred’s is listed for sale with the national brokerage firm Avison Young as of March 15. “We are excited by the listing of this iconic property,” said Michael Fay, chairman of the U.S. Capital Markets group Executive Committee, and he understands its importance as a “gateway” to […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Events, News, Sports & Outdoors.
There will be a 2024 Island Regatta for the BSYC Laser Class model remote controlled boats on Sunday, April 14 at the Boca Bay Powerhouse. Qualifying races start around 2 p.m. Finals are around 3 p.m.
Written by Boca Beacon on . Posted in Obituaries.
Shelley Lewis of Boca Grande, Florida, and Greenwich, Connecticut, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sibling, all of whose lives were enriched by her love and ever-present cheerfulness and caring spirit, passed away this week from complications related to a long-term battle with Alzheimer’s dementia. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Roger; […]
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Letters to the Editor, Opinion, Sports & Outdoors.
BY ROBERT J. ROBBINS AND PERCY ANGELO, CAPE HAZE Charlotte County operates four wastewater treatment plants that use secondary treatment systems that fail to remove most nutrients such as nitrogen. This means that the treatment plant effluent that is shipped throughout the county as reclaim water for irrigation (the purple pipes) has high levels of […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Editorial, Featured News.
This week, we have a story on the sale of Eldred’s (pictured here). Of course, we all know it needs a new custodian. Its current, old Florida, charming and useful state, cannot survive when the property is so valuable. It is literally the tip and entrance to not only Gasparilla Island, but a lifeline for […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Events.
Come one, come all to the Boca Grande Woman’s Club very posh Dog Show – “Puttin’ on the Dog”! The show will take place TOMORROW, April 6 at 10 a.m. on the grounds of the Community Center. There will be seating under a tent, and admission is free. Bottled water will be available for purchase at $1 […]
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN The past week a long Easter holiday weekend and spring breaks from school brought lots of families out on the water. Some pretty stiff winds most days kept the offshore guys at the docks, but the winds, along with some good high tides, actually helped out the backcountry fishing. We saw […]
Written by Guest Columnist on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR It’s been a couple good weeks of great spring fishing. With Easter coming early the number of people and boats on the water should slow way down and the lull before tarpon season is a great time to get good snook and reds! When the white pelicans leave and the swallowtail […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
The dire warning above of sea creatures dying continues to rise. In fact, the ongoing saga of the continuous decline of the Atlantic right whale has taken a back seat in the news recently. The latest to make headlines in Florida is the mystery of why the endangered smalltooth sawfish and other fish in the […]