Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community History, Editorial.
Of the two big religious holidays, it is Easter that is the one that makes the most sense, culturally to Florida. In the imagination, Christmas is a cold weather holiday, and a “too hot” Christmas in Florida, frankly, can be a disappointment if you wish a bit of chill. But Easter is a holiday that […]
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Residents continue to report issues with their postal delivery in Boca Grande. There are several methods to report complaints, including the United States Postal Service itself, our congressional representatives and the U.S.P.S. and its Office of the Inspector General. Questions? Email editor@bocabeacon.com. Previous reporting on postal issues in Boca Grande
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BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR It’s been busy and I finally got a day to go fishing by myself. I went wade fishing yesterday in a river full of alligators and sharks. I dragged my kayak on wheels around a mile then pulled it through the bushes to get it in the water. Used the kayak […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
Easter is just around the corner and the buying and preparedness of the holiday will fill the next nine days. Consumers may well be shocked as the 2024 Easter cost is expected to top $22 billion. The total figure is the second highest in a survey’s history, after last year’s record-setting $24 billion. It is […]
Written by Boca Grande Health Clinic on . Posted in Columns, Health & Wellness.
According to the American Cancer Society, the lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer is about one in 23 for men and one in 25 for women. The death rate from colorectal cancer has been dropping in older adults for several decades. Unfortunately, colorectal cancers now rank as the leading cause of cancer death in men […]
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On Wednesday, March 27 at 4:30 p.m. at the Boca Grande Community Center, Linda Fairstein will interview John Wood Sweet about his book “The Sewing Girls Tale: A Story of Crime and Consequences in Revolutionary America.” Linda Fairstein and her husband, Michael Goldberg, have been residents of Boca Grande since 2017. For twenty-six years, Linda […]
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Food for the Poor (FFTP) is poised to launch a massive humanitarian aid campaign in Haiti as the charity watches for signs that security has been restored amid escalating gang warfare that has seized Port-au-Prince for months. The charity’s focus will be on areas with severe food insecurity, prioritizing families displaced by gang violence. “The […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Featured News, News, Sports & Outdoors.
Great white Penny first found in Carolina blue waters Penny the Shark seems to be making an early Easter visit off of Gasparilla Island. Tagged at 522 pounds as a juvenile, the Carcharodon carcharias great white shark pinged about 50 miles off the coast. Penny is being tracked by the website Ocearch.org and was tagged […]
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During a routine check of the tarpon spawning grounds at Lemon Bay Conservancy’s Wildflower Preserve, researchers found over 30 juvenile Megalops atlanticus that were identified and quickly put back in wetlands to continue to mature. “The nice thing is that they were larger fish,” said researcher Philip Stevens, of Florida Fish and Wildlife’s finfish fisheries, […]
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Starting next week there are lane closures for maintenance and repair on Rotonda bridges. The first of the closures is on Cape Haze Drive over Canal 31-5 beginning on Monday, March 25. Rebel Court over Rotunda River will experience closures starting the next day, Tuesday, March 26. Lane closures will occur until Monday, May 6 […]