Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Community, Letters to the Editor.
To the Editor: I want to share my perspective on the parking situation to maybe add a little more insight. As many of you know, I worked on island for several years as an eco tour guide and over the last few years noticed a huge change in the type of visitors as well as […]
Written by Garland Pollard on . Posted in Community, Editorial.
A kind and anonymous X.com user reached out to the Boca Beacon Twitter feed this week, suggesting a PGA-like shuttle for Boca Grande to help preserve the independent merchants on the island after parking restrictions. Ads could be sold, he said. He did not even live nearby. “I’m a small-business owner and the story reminded […]
Written by Delores Savas on . Posted in Columns, Sports & Outdoors.
“Accepting that one day your role might be handled by a robot is a hard pill to swallow. But if you can learn anything from history, it’s that when machines take over, workers must learn to adapt and create new roles for themselves.” Thomas Shambler, head of Business and Technology at ITP Media Group, published […]
Written by Angela McPhillips on . Posted in Events.
UF/IFAS Extension Charlotte County will host a series of vegetable gardening workshops in September, offering practical tips for home gardeners. Sessions include Vegetable Growing in Southwest Florida on Sept. 13 in Port Charlotte, Square Foot Gardening on Sept. 17 in Englewood, Backyard Vegetable Gardening on Sept. 19 in Port Charlotte and How to Grow Your […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Entertainment.
Friends of Boca Grande will kick off its 2025/26 cultural season this fall with the return of Rhythm & Boots, a concert series showcasing leading voices in country, bluegrass and contemporary roots music. Spanning several months, the series will bring nationally acclaimed performers to the island, blending Boca Grande’s small-town charm with big-stage talent. Friends […]
Written by Arlene Hall on . Posted in News, Sports & Outdoors.
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY In last week’s article, we reviewed some of the data BGSTA turtle patrollers collect for FWC regarding nest inventory as well as some challenges we face while conducting inventories. This week, the focus is on data we collect involving the eggs and the hatchlings we may find in the nest. […]
Written by Staff Report on . Posted in Uncategorized.
FIVE YEARS AGO Charlotte County launched their County Records website allowing all county documents going back to 1921 be viewed by the public. TEN YEARS AGO The Boca Grande Community Center Summer Camp Program sent the kids to a surprise day trip to Sea World with funding provided by Boca Grande Woman’s Club. FIFTEEN YEARS […]
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By KAREN GRACE In 1915, Peter Bradley of the American agricultural Chemical Company had 26 banyan trees planted on each side of what was then Second Street. The trees may have been part of a 1914 master plan produced for the company by landscape architect Carl Rust Parker. Banyan trees were proposed “to help transition […]
Written by John Fletemeyer on . Posted in Columns, Opinion, Sports & Outdoors.
BY DR. JOHN FLETEMEYER I’ve suffered the painful sting of a Portuguese man-of-war at least a dozen times. Consequently, being victimized by a man-of-war, it’s easy to argue that it’s one of a beachgoer’s worst nightmares. Every year, countless thousands are stung by men-of-war on Florida beaches. In most cases, after being stung, an intense […]
Written by John Fletemeyer on . Posted in Uncategorized.
By JOHN FLETEMEYER Key West is America’s southernmost city. Cuba is only 90 nautical miles away. It’s a city steeped in nautical history that boasts many eccentricities and oddities that are found nowhere else. One life-is-stranger-than-fiction oddity is the population of six-toed cats that roam the grounds of the late Ernest Hemingway’s home. Not surprising, […]